SEFIRA Project is following the developments of the breaking news about the accusation from the United States EPA to Volkswagen of cheating on real driving emissions on its diesel fleet. The controversial relationship between declared, tested and real drive emission (RDE) has already been described in the past years by several indipendent researches. This case has been opened thanks to the effort of the International Council on Clean Transportation. In our SEFIRA Policy Brief #2 we highlighted this problematic issue in connection with the Clean Air Package discussion and negotiation process, still ongoing in the EU Parliament. SEFIRA has stressed the importance of matching the technical devices for emission reduction with the adoption of non-technical measures to foster relevant behavioural and ecological changes to improve air quality.
UPDATES:
- How does the Portable Emissions Measurement Systems (PEMS) system works in Europe (Scientific articles and reports review from the European Commission – Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy and Transport Sustainable Transport Unit, Ispra,VA, Italy)
- International Council on Clean Transportation Report 2014
- PEMS Review – Prof. Samaras Z. University of Thessaloniki (Greece)
- Dr. Nick Molden – Londonair.org.uk – PEMS and Air Quality
- Interview with Prof. Martin Williams of the Environmental Research Group – King’s College London by Vittorio Sergi and Michela Maione (University of Urbino)
First part: how cheating diesel real emission works
Second part: risks for European citizens and possible alternatives for reducing emissions in real driving conditions