EU: Light-duty: GHG Emissions
Overview The European Union (EU) implemented mandatory fleet-wide average carbon dioxide standards in 2009 and updated them in 2019. The current standards, introduced under Regulation (EC) 443/2009,...
View ArticleInternational: Aviation: Efficiency
Overview Although the Kyoto Protocol requested in 1997 that the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a UN Agency, take actions to limit airline emissions, significant international action...
View ArticleInternational: Marine: GHG
Overview In 2018, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) released the Initial IMO Strategy on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships. This strategy established specific greenhouse gas (GHG)...
View ArticleCalifornia: Heavy-duty: GHG
Overview California’s Heavy-Duty Vehicle (Tractor-Trailer) GHG Emission Reduction Regulation requires heavy-duty tractors and trucks ≥ 53 ft to adopt fuel efficient tires and other devices that lower...
View ArticleEU: Heavy-duty: GHG Emissions
Overview The European heavy-duty vehicle CO2 standards cover delivery trucks belonging to one of four vehicle groups, registered from the second half of 2019 onwards. The four vehicle groups include...
View ArticleIndia: Heavy-duty: Fuel Consumption
Overview India first passed fuel consumption standards for diesel vehicles ≥ 12 tonnes in 2017 in two phases, with Phase 1 going into effect in April 1, 2018 and Phase 2 going into effect in April 1,...
View ArticleUS: Light-duty: Fuel Economy and GHG
Overview Standard typeFuel economy standards and GHG emission limits Regulating BodyUS Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) under the US...
View ArticleSouth Korea: Light-duty: Fuel Economy and GHG
Overview South Korea’s first mandatory fuel economy standards took effect in 2006 for domestic vehicles and by 2009 for imported vehicles. Adopted 2030 greenhouse gas emission targets require...
View ArticleChile: Light-duty: Fuel Economy
Overview Standard typeFuel-economy standard Regulating BodyThe Ministry of Energy of Chile Current StandardFixed Minimum Standard of Energy Efficiency for Light Motorized Vehicles...
View ArticleNew Zealand: LDV: GHG Emissions
Overview New light-duty vehicles imported into New Zealand are subject to annual greenhouse gas emission standards measured in grams of CO2 emissions per kilometer. In 2023, light passenger vehicles...
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