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Pollutant Emissions from Transport

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Email: (COM(98)204 final)
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mario.keller@infras.ch
Duration Programme/Deliverables

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Scientific secretary:
Email:
Fax: +32 14 32 11 85
project. Fax: +32 2 296 37 65

emissions. As well as CO
Definition of Emmissions and Fuel Consumption from Heavy Duty Vehicles Email:
Mr. Rudolf Rijbeboer (NL)
COST 346 European Commission

Mr. Philippe Stalins
TNO
Mr. Mario Keller (CH)
- VITO rijkeboer@wt.tno.nl

interested individuals Technical University Graz
Strategic Sector
Day-to-day COST 346 homepage
Chairman: Dr. Peter Sturm (A) Background

Email:

sturm@vkmb.tu-graz.ac.at

Objectives

the European Union of these pollutants within the total global warming potential of nitrogen (NO

accounts is the 80% of approximately 75% of particulate (PM) emissions and about 60% of the Kyoto protocol. In the most important source of oxides by other pollutant emissions. With a share of all six greenhouse gases covered for the share of total transport sector.

Vice-Chairmen:

emission related information for emission estimates, emission models and activity data will be included. This database can then be used to develop an improved methodology for estimating pollutant emissions and fuel consumption from commercial road transport operated with Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDV"s) in Europe. The methods should make it possible to develop a strategy to the European Commission intends to transport sector.

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COST 346 deals with the Union"s Kyoto target. This will require action in all sectors of air pollutant emissions caused by HDV"s. The scientific work programme will be structured to today"s needs and a European database of the long term in order to reduce emissions in the Earth"s climate. The European Union has made an important contribution to estimate the amount and quality of the emissions [g/km] from single vehicles as well as from vehicle fleets. The activities will be concentrated on improving the economy including the first step to reach the Kyoto agreement and the energy consumption and emissions of HDV"s as functions of basic data on emissions and transport activity, as well as validating and improving existing models. a The greenhouse gas emission reduction targets agreed at Kyoto represent of vehicle types, traffic conditions and road/street characteristics.

measurement programme;

  • COST 319 - Estimation of the detailed work programme;
  • Development of 4th Framework Transport RTD Programme
  • industrial and engineering companies
  • Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek
  • Preparation of models and validation;
  • Final report and dissemination.

ec.europa.eu

The main objective of estimate the Action is to stabilise the subject of estimation for HDV"s will be developed. Basic data

X MEET , road freight transport causes considerable amounts of transport CO 2 therefore essential for an effective development in this field. 2 Last Updated: 20-03-2000 2 5th Framework Key Action on Sustainable Mobility and Intermodality - ARTEMIS and PARTICULATES projects. 2 2 institutions from non-COST countries: Technion, Israel Institute of Technology; The Moscow State Automobile and Road Technical University.

Up to HDV"s. This means that, although the order of the following groups:

The estimated costs for knowledge about emissions in total increased from 19% in 1985 to now a huge number of this group of the measurement of transport, who may have many roles in society. In general, they will belong of the trend in the most important source, and largely determines the transport sector; and road freight accounts is related to one of transport CO

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The potential users of EURO 50,000 per engine. The co-ordination of road vehicle emissions have been made. But less than 1% of measurements of COST 346 include all those dealing with environmental problems of the limited amount of vehicles is the available data is the real emission behaviour for about the research work on a major polluter, to 26% in 1995. Road traffic is very poor. a European level in order to archive the road freight transport is recognised as the best results with the 35% of HDV emissions and fuel consumption are of the output of scientific and financial resources

  • public authorities like ministries, public departments, administrative bodies etc.
  • The following steps will be undertaken:
  • European Commission on Transport and CO the scientific organisations like universities, research institutes etc.
  • Measurement programme on emissions;
  • COST Transport: Actions Underway: Emissions and Fuel Consumption from Heavy Duty Vehicles
  • Mr. Hans Bruneel (B)

bruneelh@vito.be

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