What's included in the initiative?
Metro Vancouver is proposing an initiative to reduce diesel emissions from privately and publicly owned non-road diesel machines such as excavators, backhoes, forklifts and loaders.
The proposed Non-Road Diesel Engine Initiative includes:
- An emission regulation for privately owned non-road diesel machines with 25 hp or greater operating in Metro Vancouver;
- An emission regulation for non-road diesel machines operating in public fleets;
- An incentive fund to help private sector owners upgrade polluting non-road diesel engines.
Metro Vancouver is considering expanding the scope of the public sector regulation to include crown corporations and other publicly-owned entities. The proposed requirements for public sector non-road diesel fleets are described in more detail below.
Diesel Emission Reduction Program
The Initiative is one component of Metro Vancouver’s Diesel Emission Reduction Program approved by the Metro Vancouver Board of Directors in February 2009. The Program also includes collaborative initiatives with industry and senior government to reduce diesel emissions from marine vessels, railway locomotives and on-road vehicles.