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Non-Road Diesel Engines Regulatory Initiative

Non-Road Diesel Engine Initiative 

Reducing diesel emissions is the most important step we can take to improve air quality and public health in Metro Vancouver and is an effective means of immediately restraining climate change.

Non-road diesel machines are one of the primary contributors to emissions of diesel particulate matter in Metro Vancouver and are often emitted close to where people live, work and play – resulting in higher exposures and increased health risks.
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.


Initiative Work Groups
Metro Vancouver is consulting with industry and other interested parties to develop an emission regulation and emission reduction incentive fund for non-road diesel engines for consideration by the Metro Vancouver Board in late 2010.

 

Metro Vancouver has convened two Work Groups with representatives from affected industries and from the public sector to further advise staff on the proposed emission regulation. A series of Work Group meetings are being held between April and September 2010 to discuss details of the Initiative and collect input.

PRIVATE SECTOR WORK GROUP MEETINGS

 List of Private Sector Work Group Members

PUBLIC SECTOR WORK GROUP MEETINGS

 List of Public Sector Work Group Members

 Previous Consultation Material

Health Impacts of Diesel Particulate Matter

Emissions of diesel particulate matter are responsible for 67% of the lifetime cancer risk from air pollution in Metro Vancouver.

Diesel emissions often occur at ground level and close to where people live, work and play – resulting in higher exposures and increased health risk. Exposure to diesel emissions and resulting air concentrations of diesel particulate matter tend to be higher near:

  • Highways, major roads and interchanges;
  • Cargo handling and truck loading areas;
  • Construction sites with heavy equipment;
  • Rail yards and terminals;
  • Ports.

For more information, please contact aqbylaw@metrovancouver.org or :

Ray Robb
Policy and Planning Department
Regulation and Enforcement Division Manager
Metro Vancouver
ray.robb@metrovancouver.org 		Derek Jennejohn
Policy and Planning Department
Senior Project Engineer
Metro Vancouver
derek.jennejohn@metrovancouver.org

Resources

To find out why reducing diesel particulate matter emissions is important and to learn about the steps Metro Vancouver is taking, watch the “Diesel Emissions” video below or on YouTube.

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Diesel Emissions

 
Hybrid Excavator

Background material on diesel engine emissions, health risks and air quality goals in Metro Vancouver:

Fast Facts