Motor vehicles and pollution in Central and Eastern Europe

Journal Article · · Resources; (United States)

OSTI ID:5442032

Walls, M A

Compared with motor vehicles in the US, motor vehicles in Central and Eastern Europe are much more polluting, but they are also fewer in number and less used. As a result, both total and per capita motor vehicle emissions of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HCs), and nitrogen oxides (NO[sub x]) are lower in Central and Eastern Europe than they are in the US. Estimates of motor vehicle emissions levels in several Central and Eastern European countries in the near future indicate that these levels may not change substantially relative to population. The estimates, which are based on forecasts of the number of cars and the number of miles driven annually in the countries through the year 2010, suggest that per capita emissions of CO, HCs, and NO[sub x] will remain below those in the US even under a high emissions scenario. They imply that Central and Eastern European countries should avoid costly national regulation of motor vehicle emissions and instead focus on reducing driving in cities, where motor vehicle use poses the most severe air pollution problems, and decreasing the lead content of gasoline.

• OSTI ID: 5442032
• Journal Information: Resources; (United States), Journal Name: Resources; (United States) Vol. 113; ISSN 0048-7376; ISSN RESUBS
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION
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CONTROL
CZECH REPUBLIC
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EASTERN EUROPE
EUROPE
FORECASTING
HUNGARY
POLAND
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VEHICLES