Which Emissions to Reduce?

Measures to Reduce Vehicle Emissions

(a) Interim Report: urgent measures that should be implemented to prevent harmful air pollutants (October 18, 1996). (b) Report No. 2: measures to reduce exhaust emissions from motor vehicles that utilize gasoline or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel, hereafter they are referred to as gasolineor LPG-fueled motor vehicles, respectively, and also special motor vehicles, which are the largeand...

Control Strategies to Reduce Emissions

A Novel Diesel Fuel Additive to Improve Fuel Properties and to Reduce Emissions

Global air pollution is a serious threat caused by excessive use of fossil fuels for transportation. Despite the fact that diesel fuel is a big environmental pollutant as it contains different hydrocarbons, sulphur and crude oil residues, it is yet regarded as a highly critical fuel due to its wide applications. Nowadays, biodiesel as a renewable additive is blended with diesel fuel to achie...

Designing Renewable Electricity Policies to Reduce Emissions

A variety of renewable electricity policies to promote investment in wind, solar, and other types of renewable generators exist across the United States. The federal renewable energy investment tax credit, the federal renewable energy production tax credit, and state renewable portfolio standards are among the most notable. Whether the benefits of promoting new technology and reducing pollution...

Intelligent Traffic Lights To Reduce Vehicle Emissions

Cars with petrol-driven internal combustion engines are sources of air pollution. Until alternative car engines will replace petrol-driven engines, road transportation is a major source for emissions of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, and many other organic compounds into the environment. There is a direct relation between the car’s emissions and its acceleration: an accelerating...