PoliciesandpolicyinstrumentsProf.Dr.MargotWeijnen,DelftUniversityofTechnology

Airqualitystandards

Airpollutants• NOx

• SOx• Ammonia

• H2S• Particulatematter

(PM2.5,10)

NO2 levels- Sciamachy envisat images

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TroposphericEmissionMonitoringInternetService

Zero-EmissionVehicle(ZEV)

Airqualitystandards• California was first to install Zero-

Emission Vehicle regulation in 1990

• By 2050, 87% of cars to be ZEVs

• California state is co-funding :Ø Rebates on ZEVs

Ø Roll-out of hydrogen infrastructure

Ø Charging infrastructure for batteryelectric vehicles

California

Smartmobilitystrategies

• Massrapidtransitsystems:train,metro,light-railandbusrapidtransitsystems

• Zeroemissionpublictransportfleets

• Morepublicspacetowalkandbike

• Environmentalzoneswherethemostpollutingcarsareforbidden

Smartmobilitystrategies• Subsidies

• Exclusiveparkingareas

• Freeparkingpermits

• DeployingEVchargingstations

• GovernmentZEVfleet

EuropeanEmissionTradingSystem• Operatesin31countries• Limitsemissionsfrom>11,000heavyenergy-usinginstallations• Covers~45%oftheEU'sgreenhousegasemissions.

Source:EUETSHa

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CleanMobilityPackage

1. NewCO2 standards

2. CleanVehiclesDirective

3. Batteryinitiative

4. Trans-Europeanalternativefuelsinfrastructure

5. RevisionoftheCombinedTransportDirective

6. DirectiveonPassengerCoachServices

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