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Pilot program to cut pollution from ships 2016-02-02
CUTTING pollution from ships is the aim of a new pilot program being launched in the Yangtze River Delta, the Ministry of Transport said yesterday.
The first phase of the emission-reduction scheme, which is intended to improve air quality in Shanghai and its neighboring cities by reducing PM2.5 particles — fine particulates — by 10 percent, will begin on April 1.
According to the local transport commission, ship emissions account for 8 to 10 percent of Shanghai’s PM2.5 pollutants. Air pollution caused by ship emissions mainly results from the burning of fuel, which produces pollutants including sulfur dioxide, oxynitride, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
The first phase of the emission-reduction scheme, which is intended to improve air quality in Shanghai and its neighboring cities by reducing PM2.5 particles — fine particulates — by 10 percent, will begin on April 1.
According to the local transport commission, ship emissions account for 8 to 10 percent of Shanghai’s PM2.5 pollutants. Air pollution caused by ship emissions mainly results from the burning of fuel, which produces pollutants including sulfur dioxide, oxynitride, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
