Air quality is an important social, economic and environmental driver within the EU and globally. Exposure to poor air quality is attributed to detrimental human health conditions, environmental degradation and associated economic costs for individuals and public services. This study assesses the health and environmental impacts specific to exposure to O3 across the EU and selected Member States u...

Measurement of exhaust emissions from vehicles during normal, on-road operation is key to any effective system for controlling air pollution in the transportation sector. It is essential to detecting discrepancies between certification-test performance and actual, “real-world” vehicle emissions, whatever the cause of the performance gap—equipment failure, normal deterioration with use, or delibera...

Successive waves of motorization across the world have significantly enhanced the movement of people and goods. Motorization has improved the access of individuals and communities to a much wider range of social and economic opportunities, and the access of producers to much bigger markets far and wide. However, these benefits also come at a cost, impacting health, resource consumption, and even a...

Regulatory enforcement and inspections is a relatively new and understudied element of regulatory policy that has been gaining importance recently. The major challenge for governments is to develop and apply enforcement strategies that deliver the best possible outcomes by achieving the highest possible levels of compliance, while keeping regulatory costs and administrative burdens as low as possi...

Practical guidance on building results frameworks for programmes/projects, including defining results chains, indicators, and performance monitoring plans....

Globally, road traffic crashes cause nearly 1.3 million preventable deaths and an estimated 50 million injuries each year – making it the leading killer of children and young people worldwide. As things stand, they are set to cause a further estimated 13 million deaths and 500 million injuries during the next decade and hinder sustainable development, particularly in low and middle-income countrie...

The document (UNECA/AU) sets post‑2020 strategic directions and an African Road Safety Action Plan for 2021–2030, arguing road traffic deaths and injuries remain a major development challenge in Africa, with a higher fatality risk than other regions and illustrative country examples.​It targets at least a 50% reduction in deaths and injuries by 2030 using a Safe System approach, calling for strong...

Air pollution caused by traffic, bad traffic situation and critical condition of shipping are two major issues in metropolises that have been emerged in recent years. Today, mobile sources of air pollution in the urban environment is the largest contributor in which programs and policies of the inspection and maintenance of vehicles cannot be separated from transport environmen...

Roadmap outlining steps to move Cambodia toward Euro 6/VI fuel quality and vehicle-emission standards, with an implementation timeline and stakeholder roles....

This TransportPolicy.net topic page serves as an index to jurisdiction- and vehicle-type–specific emissions standards pages (e.g., light-duty, heavy-duty, motorcycles, nonroad), helping users quickly find what standard is currently in force and navigate to supporting references.It’s useful for policy tracking, comparative research, and linking stakeholders to official or commonly cited regulatory ...