This new report by ICCT assesses global progress in 2019 toward reducing black carbon emissions from diesel on-road light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles. 39 countries have implemented “soot-free” standards for new heavy-duty diesel engines that achieve a 99% or greater reduction in black carbon emissions compared with older-technology diesel engines. [2]
This report assesses global progress in 2019 toward reducing black carbon emissions from diesel on-road light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles. As of July 2019, 39 countries have implemented “soot-free” standards for new heavy-duty diesel engines that achieve a 99% or greater reduction in black carbon emissions compared with older-technology diesel engines. Five countries have adopted such standards for implementation before 2025, and at least six countries are planning to complete the transition to ultralow-sulfur diesel. The authors estimate that currently adopted policies will reduce global on-road diesel black carbon emissions to 40% below 2010 levels by 2030. A 75% reduction in global on-road diesel black carbon emissions is achievable by 2030, but only if virtually all countries implement soot-free standards in the 2020 to 2025 time frame. Adhering to this timeline could avoid roughly $1 trillion (U.S.) in cumulative societal costs over the next decade.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/global-progress-toward-soot-free-diesel-vehicles-2019
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Global_progress_sootfree_diesel_2019.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/joshua-miller
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lingzhi-jin
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/international-council-clean-transportation-icct
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diesel
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicles
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/light-duty-vehicle
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heavy-duty-vehicle
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/black-carbon
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/green-house-gases
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global