Local and international NGO’s call on Mexican Government to invest in low-sulfur diesel

Retrofit results prove 90% PM reductions with use of ULSD and catalyst filters

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 | Mexico City, Mexico

 

Nobel Mario Molina, presents results with EMBARQ's Lee Schipper and CTS Director Adriana Lobo.

EMBARQ and its local Mexico City Center, Centro de Transporte Sustentable, launched a policy paper urging the Mexico city government to adopt a policy to retire, replace, and retrofit its current heavy diesel fleet. To be able to retrofit certain buses, the city needs a stable supply of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD), which combined with the use of catalyst filters, can cut particulate matter emissions by 90%. The public oil company, PEMEX, currently produces diesel with 250 ppm of sulfur content and could be far from supplying the 15 ppm mix required to significantly improve the quality of Mexico City’s air.

The pilot program has been supported by WRI, EMBARQ, US EPA, and US AID.  The EMBARQ launched NGO, CTS-Mexico, manages the pilot program in Mexico City.

RetrofitPolicyBriefVersion Final.pdf

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