Transport Pollution Control in CHINA

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Transport Pollution Control in CHINA

• YUAN Ying
• State Environmental Protection Administration of
  CHINA (SEPA)
• Feb. 12-14, 2001, Bangkok

E-mail yying_at_public.bta.net.cn
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General Information Of China

• The third largest country
• Area 9.6 Million km2
• The largest population in the world
• 1,211 million (1997)
• Total 669 cities, 400 million of population in
  urban area.

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Motor Vehicle Population Increase Rapidly

• Automobile
• China about 15 million, annual increase 11-13
• In metropolitan cities annual increase 15-20.
• Motorcycle
• The biggest annual output in the world now
• Total population is 50 million more, annual
  increase by 30-35.
• Other motor vehicles
• Agricultural vehicles, tractors and engineering
  machinery etc.

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Motor Vehicle Pollution in Urban Area

• Motor vehicle emission contribute nearly 50 of
  NOx emissions in metropolitan cities, 1/3 of
  statistical city's ambient NOx concentration
  exceeded NAAQS
• CO concentration higher than national standard in
  traffic areas
• Potential photochemical pollution in big cities
• Vehicle emission is becoming a main source of air
  pollution in urban areas.

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Control Measures on Motor Vehicle Pollution

• Legal system is strengthening
• The technical policy on prevention and control of
  motor vehicle pollution issued in 1999
• Stricter emission standards for new vehicles
• Phase out leaded gasoline and Improve fuel
  quality to control vehicle pollution
• Implement I/M program on in-use vehicle
• Economic incentive policy of vehicle pollution
  control
• Clean Air Project Clean Vehicle Activity

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Local Governments Play an Very Important Role

• The local governments shall be responsible for
  the air quality in the area under their
  jurisdiction.
• Some metro-cities has created successful
  experience on transport pollution control
  (Beijing, Shanghai etc.)
• Strengthen enforcement on environmental
  regulations to reduce the total amount of
  emissions
• Take incentive measures
• Develop public transportation and improve the
  traffic facilities
• Air quality improved obviously.

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BEIJING Case
BEIJING The Capital of CHINA Inhabitants 12
million floating population 3.5 million Area
16,800 km2 Average Population Density 655 P/ km2