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C-40: World cities share best practices on how to encourage adoption of EVs
The C-40 Climate Leadership workshop took place in Hong Kong last week. Thirty cities attended and shared their knowledge on how to build cities with greener transportation systems. Click here to read more about the strategies being pursued in some of the world's leading cities. |
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Miriam Lau: Get rid of the oldest, most polluting trucks and introduce electric vehicles
LegCo Member from the Transport Sector, Miriam Lau, wrote last Friday in Sing Pao that the Liberal Party is urging the Government to mitigate roadside air pollution immediately. She suggested that more electric minibuses and buses be introduced into HK. Also, in order to get the most polluting trucks off our roads, she recommended that the government offer a subsidy based on the undepreciated value of each vehicle, in order to encourage owners to scrap their pre-Euro and Euro I vehicles. Read the full article here. (Chinese) Lau's ideas coincide with CAN's position. We believe that a scrapping incentive is the most effective way to get the oldest, most polluting trucks retired; the government now needs to shift its focus to old commercial diesel vehicles. |
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CAN's backgrounder on commercial diesel vehicles in Hong Kong
Did you know that Hong Kong's 41,072 trucks contribute 50% and 55% of Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and 55% of Particulate Matter (PM), respectively? And that the oldest trucks contribute a grossly disproportionate share of that pollution? To learn more about the air pollution from commercial diesel vehicles and how this kind of pollution should be tackled, read CAN's backgrounder on the topic. |
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