Description/achievement of initiative
The partners will work to:
- Help developing countries to develop action plans to complete the elimination of leaded gasoline by end 2008
- Start to phase down sulfur in diesel and gasoline fuels, long-term objective to be 50 ppm and below
-Concurrent with the aboveadopting cleaner vehicle requirements;
- Support the development and adoption of cleaner fuel standards and clean vehicle requirements by providing a platform for exchange of experiences and successful practices in developed and developing countries as well as technical assistance;
- Develop public outreach materials, educational programs, and awareness campaigns; adapt economic and planning tools for clean fuels and vehicles analyses in local settings; and support the development of enforcement and compliance programs, with an initial focus on fuel adulteration;
- Foster key partnerships between government and industry, NGOs, and other interested parties within a country and between countries to facilitate the implementation of cleaner fuel and vehicle commitments.
Implementation methodologies
Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer
Coordination mechanisms/governance structure
Partner(s)
Governments:
Government of Australia - Environment Australia
Government of Canada - Canadian International Development Agency
Government of Canada - Environment Canada
Government of Chile - Chile National Commission on the Environment (CONAMA)
Government of China - China State Economic and Trade Commission
Government of Democratic Republic of the Congo - Ministère de l'Environnement, Conservation de la Nature, Eaux et Forêts
Government of Ecuador - Corpaire
Government of European Community - European Parliament
Government of Ghana - Ghana Environmental Protection Agency
Government of Indonesia - Ministry of Environment
Government of Israel - Ministry of Environment
Government of Italy - Ministry of Environment and Territory
Government of Kenya - National Environment Management Authority
Government of Mexico - Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (INE)
Government of Mexico - Office for Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)
Government of Mozambique - Ministry for Coordination of Environmental Affairs
Government of Netherlands - Ministry of Housing
Government of Nigeria - Federal Ministry of Environment
Government of Nigeria - Ministry of Industries
Government of Somalia - Ministry of Environment and Disaster Management
Government of South Africa - Department of Minerals and Energy
Government of Thailand - Ministry Natural Resources and Environment
Government of United States of America - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Government of United States of America - US Agency for International Development
Government of United States of America - US Department of Energy
Government of Yemen - Environment Protection Authority
Major Groups:
Institute of Environmental Studies (IES) (Albania)
The LEAD Group (Australia)
Assoc. of European Automobile Manufacturers (AECA) (Belgium)
Association for Emission Control by Catalyst (Belgium)
European Fuel Oxygenates Association (Belgium)
Petrobras (Brazil)
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil - Mechanical Engineering Department (Brazil)
Chandra Parkash (Canada)
Clean Air Initiative - Asia (China)
Forum For Environment (Ethiopia)
Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA) (France)
Energy & Environmental Saving Ventures (EESAVE) (Ghana)
KuKulKan Foundation (Guatemala)
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) (India)
Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (India)
Komite Penghapusan Bensin Bertimbel (KPBB) (Indonesia)
Japan Automobile Manufacturer's Association (Japan)
Japan Petroleum Energy Centre - JPEC (Japan)
Environmental Liaison Centre International (Kenya)
Institute of Petroleum Studies (Kenya)
Petroleum Institute of East Africa (Kenya)
Rupesh Kumar Sah (Nepal)
TPG (Netherlands)
Asian Clean Fuels Association (Singapore)
National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa - NAAMSA (South Africa)
The Energy Institute of Uganda (EIU) (Uganda)
FIA Foundation (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Int. Petroleum Ind. Envt Conservation Assn -IPIECA (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Tracerco (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Lawyer's Environmental Action Team (United Republic of Tanzania)
Afton Chemicals (United States of America)
Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (United States of America)
American Petroleum Institute (United States of America)
Association of Intl. Automobile Manufacturers (United States of America)
BP Products North America Inc. (United States of America)
Blacksmith Institute (United States of America)
Daedalus LLC (United States of America)
Engine Manufacturers Association (United States of America)
Environmental Defense (United States of America)
Environmental and Energy Technology and Policy Institute (United States of America)
Global Environment and Technology Foundation (United States of America)
Honda (United States of America)
International Fuel Quality Center (IFQC) (United States of America)
International Truck and Engine (United States of America)
Lubrizol Corporation (United States of America)
Manufacturers of Emission Control Assoc (MECA) (United States of America)
Michael P. Walsh (United States of America)
Natural Resources Defense Council (United States of America)
The Levon Group (United States of America)
Trust For Lead Poisoning Prevention (United States of America)
World Resources Institute (United States of America)
Southern Centre for Energy and Environment (Zimbabwe)
UN System:
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Division of Policy Development and Law (DPDL) (Kenya)
Pan American Health Organization (United States of America)
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) (United States of America)
Other intergovernmental organizations:
Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo (El Salvador)
Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe - REC (Hungary)
Clean Air Initiative (CAI) ? Asia (Philippines)
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Working Group (Singapore)