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Sustainable Urban Mobility Solutions - Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles

Explore the impact of urban growth on air pollution and discover solutions for reducing vehicle emissions. Learn about the Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles' objectives and activities. Join the initiative for a cleaner, healthier urban environment.

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Sustainable Urban Mobility Solutions - Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles

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  1. Name, event, date Lew Fulton UNEP May 23, 2006

  2. Road Map of Today’s Presentation • Urban Growth & Air Pollution Problems: (a) Urban populations and growth rates (b) Increase in vehicle numbers • The cost and impacts of poor urban air quality • Solutions for the Reduction of Vehicle Emissions: (a) Options (b) The PCFV: (i) Introduction & mission (ii) Partners (iii) Objectives (iv) Sub-Saharan Africa example

  3. Urban Populations – by Region Urban populations in 2000, by region

  4. Urbanisation by Region

  5. Vehicle Growth: Uganda Example 186,000 34,000 26,000 1980 1990 1999

  6. Urban Air Pollution a Key Issue • WHO estimates more than 1 billion people exposed to outdoor air exceeding maximum recommended levels • Up to 800 thousand premature deaths, up to 1 million pre-native deaths • Local and global effects (climate change) • Cost of urban air pollution estimated to be 2% of GDP, in developed countries and more than 5% in developing countries (e.g. 7% China, to rise to 13% by 2020)

  7. Urban Air Pollution a Key Issue - Continued • In US almost half of urban residents exposed to harmful levels of ozone • In Nairobi, Kenya, lead levels are more than 25 times as high as WHO standards • In Shanghai, China, mobile sources are contributing between 70%-90% to air pollution such as CO, NOx, HC and particulates • GEF now recognises transport sector as key to CO2 emissions

  8. Air Pollution: Health Effects Premature Deaths Cancer Developmental Effects Hospitalization Asthma Attacks and Bronchitis

  9. Strategies to Reduce TransportationEmissions in Urban Areas • Environment and transport strategies: • Modal splits (subsidies & new modes) • City planning • Promoting non-motorised transport • Promoting public transport • Cleaner fuels and vehicles

  10. Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (PCFV) • Set up at the World Summit on Sustainable Development, August 2002 • To promote clean fuels and vehicles to address urban air quality • Public – private partnership • Clearing-House at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya

  11. PCFV Objectives • The elimination of lead in gasoline and the phase down of sulfur in diesel and gasoline fuels, concurrent with; • The adoption of cleaner vehicle technologies • website: www.unep.org/pcfv

  12. Partners

  13. Objective 1: Lead in Gasoline • Lead is added to gasoline to enhance octane • Lead has severe health effects • Blocks clean vehicles technologies, esp. introduction catalytic converters • Alternatives available • Lead phase out world wide • African continent, Middle East and Central Asia still using lead

  14. Leaded Gasoline: Health & Environmental Effects (example Egypt) • Heart Attacks - 6,500 to 11,600 • Strokes - 800 to 1,400 • Premature Deaths (Adults) - 6,300 to 11,100 • Infant Deaths ~ 820 • Average IQ Loss in Children - 4.25 Points • Damage to cars (spark plugs, filters…) • Egypt went unleaded

  15. Objective 2: Sulfur in Fuels • Sulfur levels in crude oil differ per region, and thus sulfur levels in fuels differ • Health effects and environment effects • Regulations differ between 10,000 ppm and less than 25 ppm • Need for lower sulfur levels for modern engines

  16. Sulfur: Health & Environmental Effects • Sulfur: bronchitis, asthma • PM: Cardio-respiratory problems and some constituents of fine particulate matter, such as diesel smoke, are carcinogenic • Sulfur and particulate problems (visibility) • Damage to plants and buildings • Acid rain • Vehicle engine & component damage

  17. Sulfur Pollution: Example of Environmental Effects Source: www.stillpictures.com

  18. Objective 3: Clean Vehicles • Need to see fuels and vehicles as a system: certain vehicles need certain fuels and vise-versa • Need to look at fuel-vehicle combination per region • Vehicles - Options: • No or ultra low emission vehicles • Conventional vehicles • Retrofit vehicles

  19. Clean Vehicles - continued • Vehicles - Options: • 1- No or ultra low emission • vehicles: hybrids & hydrogen • 2- Conventional vehicles • modern engines, catalytic • converters • 3- Retrofit vehicles • esp. diesel technology; • diesel traps (fuels needs?)

  20. Activities of the Partnership

  21. PCFV Activities • Information collection and dissemination • Substantive activities

  22. Information: Website www.unep.org/pcfv

  23. Information: Newsletter

  24. Information: Regional Overviews

  25. PCFV Substantive Activities • Global level • Working groups • Regional level • Regional action plans • Sub-regional • Sub-regional workshops • National level • Direct support

  26. PCFV – Substantive Activities • Global Working Groups: • Valve Seat Recession (Publication Available) • Octane • Sulfur • Public Awareness • Vehicles (New)

  27. Sulphur Activities • A new PCFV sulphur publication will soon be available • Working with specific Asian countries on sulphur issues though the Clearing House and Partners • Diesel bus retrofit projects in China and Thailand • Awareness workshops on fuel sulphur issues

  28. Progress in Sub Saharan: Africa September 2001 Unleaded Dual system

  29. Africa January 2006 Unleaded Dual system

  30. Situation in Asia

  31. Thank You! www.unep.org/PCFV

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