Beijing to introduce stricter fuel standards
May 31, 2012 Category Environment, Greenhouse gas emissions
Beijing will introduce new fuel standards on May 31 that municipal officials say are nearly on a par with the European Union’s Euro V, the first Chinese city to do so. All fuel sold by retailers in the Chinese capital will be required to adhere to the new standards, which are expected to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions from 50 to 10 milligrams per kilogram, according to the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau. The most vital improvement of the new fuel is that it contains less sulfur, according to Zhao Lijian, Researcher with the Energy Foundation. The cleaner fuel will also increase engine efficiency and reduce fuel consumption. According to experiments conducted by the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, the new fuel will cut pollutant emissions by 15%. But the production of low-sulfur fuel will increase costs, said Fu Xingguo, Engineer at Sinopec Corp, China’s largest oil refiner. However, the price of fuel will not be raised in the coming half year. “Exhaust emitted by automotive vehicles has replaced the coal-boilers to become the biggest source of air pollution in Beijing,” Du Shaozhong, former Deputy Director of the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau said in February. Beijing has more than 5 million vehicles and 10 million registered drivers. Shanghai is adopting the China IV fuel standards and is considering implementing strict standards in 2013, according to the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau.
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