September - October 2009 INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY DEVELOPMENTS Table of Contents EUROPE.............................................................................................................................................................................2 Euro 5 starts for new Homologations and Euro V for all Registrations ....................................................................................................2 European Commission Proposal on CO2 Limits for Light Commercial Vehicles......................................................................................2 Responses to the Consultation on the Recreational Craft Directive ........................................................................................................2 EU expected to miss 2010 Air Pollutant Limits.........................................................................................................................................2 Commission Action Plan on Urban Mobility .............................................................................................................................................2 Legal Action on MMT Restriction .............................................................................................................................................................2 Danish Developments on Retrofits, Taxation and Low Emission Zones..................................................................................................3 London Mayor proposes Air Quality Action Plan......................................................................................................................................3 UK Parliament launches Enquiry on Air Quality .......................................................................................................................................3 French Report raises Concerns on NO2...................................................................................................................................................4 Paris Commuters’ Exposure to NO2 and Particulates in their Cars..........................................................................................................4 French Budget proposes Changes to ‘Bonus-Malus’ System..................................................................................................................4 Commission agrees Italian Proposal to subsidise Euro 6 Components...................................................................................................4 Netherlands extends Subsidies for Particulate Filters..............................................................................................................................4 Changes to Slovenian Vehicle Tax ..........................................................................................................................................................5 Dutch and Irish Air Quality Reports ..........................................................................................................................................................5 German Environment Agency provides new Website on Air Pollution since 2001 ..................................................................................5 New Czech Air Quality Law will permit Low Emission Zones...................................................................................................................5 Ozone Levels rising in Italian Cities .........................................................................................................................................................6 Swiss Emissions Monitoring and Emissions Reduction Plans .................................................................................................................6 NORTH AMERICA..............................................................................................................................................................6 US publishes CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Targets and Reporting Systems..............................................................................................6 EPA announces it will reconsider Ozone Standards................................................................................................................................7 California Report on reducing Locomotive Emissions..............................................................................................................................7 Ports take Action on Older Engines and Clean Air Incentives .................................................................................................................7 California Interim Policy on Retrofit Visibility for Off-Road Vehicles.........................................................................................................8 US EPA considering extending Roadside Monitoring ..............................................................................................................................8 Construction Group agrees Retrofit Funding Proposal ............................................................................................................................8 EPA says its Clean Diesel Programme saves up to $1.4 Billion..............................................................................................................8 31 Areas do not meet US PM2.5 Standards ..............................................................................................................................................8 California launches Diesel Regulation Overview......................................................................................................................................9 SOUTH AMERICA..............................................................................................................................................................9 Brazil tightens Car Emissions Limits, develops Rating and Inspection....................................................................................................9 Brazil increases Biodiesel Blend Limit......................................................................................................................................................9 Brazilian Drivers reported to be switching back to Gasoline ....................................................................................................................9 ASIA PACIFIC ....................................................................................................................................................................9 Japan proposes tougher Standards on Diesel Emissions from Off-Road Vehicles .................................................................................9 Chinese Government preparing National Emissions Standard V...........................................................................................................10 Japan sets Standards for Fine Particulate Matter ..................................................................................................................................10 Emissions Test Lab opens in Singapore ................................................................................................................................................10 Hong Kong Airport and Ferries take action on Fuels .............................................................................................................................10 India to make Fuel Efficiency Mandatory from 2011 ..............................................................................................................................10 New Zealand Sea Fleet to use Biofuel ...................................................................................................................................................10 China’s Car Output reaches 10 Million...................................................................................................................................................11 AFRICA.............................................................................................................................................................................11 South African Air Quality report..............................................................................................................................................................11 MIDDLE EAST..................................................................................................................................................................11 Air Quality Assessment in Mecca...........................................................................................................................................................11 INTERNATIONAL.............................................................................................................................................................11 UNEP focuses on Black Carbon and Climate Change...........................................................................................................................11 Protocol on Pollutant Release Registers enters Force...........................................................................................................................11 GENERAL.........................................................................................................................................................................12 New Report updates Climate Change Science ......................................................................................................................................12