Abstract:

The Developing Integrated Emission Strategies for Existing Land Transport (DIESEL) Project has been underway in Bangkok, Thailand, since 2003. While Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) is the lead organization in implementing and coordinating the project, it was initiated by CAI-Asia and it has been supported by USAID, the World Bank and the USEPA. The main objective of the project is to develop strategies to reduce pollution form diesel vehicles, especially Particulate Matter (PM). During the past three years, the project has developed an inventory of emission factors for diesel vehicles in Bangkok. More then 100 diesel vehicles were tested in PCD‘s Automotive Emission Laboratory (AEL) using DIESEL Project testing protocols, which consisted of European, Bangkok, and short inspection driving cycles. Simultaneously, the project implemented several field-trial projects on: 1) preventive maintenance; 2) retrofitting with after-treatment devices (DOC and DPF technologies); and 3) alternative fuels. Currently, the results are being summarized with a technical and policy review and cost effectiveness comparisons of the various strategies. Moreover, this information will be transferred to the Informed Decision Support for Evaluating Alternative Strategies (IDEAS) model to develop a decision making tool that can be used as an instrument for accessing and creating appropriate strategies to reduce emissions from diesel vehicles. CAI-Asia and USAID will distribute this Bangkok-based knowledge and tools to other cities that have similar diesel pollution problems.

Presentation: http://www.cleanairnet.org/baq2006/1757/docs/SW6_2.ppt