[sustran] Asia's greenhouse gas 'to treble'

[Todd Edelman]

Asia's greenhouse gas emissions will treble over the next 25 years,
according to a report commissioned by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

... a conference in Indonesia has heard that while some Asian governments
should be praised for toughening vehicle emissions standards, with many
phasing out leaded gasoline, much work still needs to be done.

"Transport is growing faster in most cities so transport emissions are a
big part of the problem," Lew Fulton, a transport expert with the UN
Environmental Programme, told the three-day Better Air Quality Conference
2006 in the city of Yogyakarta.

"We're not only seeing increases in pollutant emissions. We're seeing huge
increases in fuel consumption which is coupled tightly with (carbon
dioxide) emissions," he said.

"It's costing cities and countries ever increasing amounts of foreign
exchange with the high oil prices that we've got."

The World Health Organization said increased pollution in Asia is
estimated to cause as many as 537,000 premature deaths each year, as well
as a rise in cardiopulmonary and respiratory illnesses.

Full story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6178683.stm

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