Vehicle emissions from the new tunnel under the harbour will be up to 26 per cent higher unless tougher European engine standards are introduced | Mattonews
Pollutants from vehicles using new road tunnels to be built under Sydney Harbour will be up to 26 per cent higher than the government's baseline modelling for the multibillion-dollar project unless tougher European emissions standards are introduced.assumes the stricter standards known as "Euro 6" will be the most common emission standard for passenger and light-duty vehicles purchased in NSW from 2021.
Exposure to nitrogen dioxide is associated with respiratory and cardiovascular health effects. Health experts believe short-term exposure causes respiratory illness. "There needs to be a stringent limit so that the operator of the road tunnels has to regulate vehicles that pass through and charge them accordingly," he said.
were based on the assumption that the federal government would introduce world-class European engine standards by next year, which "is simply not going to happen".
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