Distribution of Air Pollution from Oceangoing Vessels in the Greater Pearl River Delta, 2015

The Greater Pearl River Delta (GPRD), which sits in southern China facing the South China Sea, is a heavily populated and prosperous region with heavy ship traffic. Because this traffic contributes to poor local air quality, the Chinese government has identified the GPRD region as a key target for steps to control emissions from ships. Upon establishment of the Pearl River Delta Domestic Emission Control Area (DECA), ships operating within approximately 12 nautical miles [nm] beyond China’s coastal baseline must gradually switch to cleaner marine fuels (Mao, 2016). Upon evaluation of the effectiveness of the current DECA, China may consider taking additional actions as soon as 2020. In this report, the authors used Automatic Identification System (AIS) ship operations data to compile a high-resolution ship emissions inventory in this region. The purpose of this work is threefold: (1) To quantify the magnitude of major air pollutants from oceangoing vessels (OGVs); (2) To identify the top contributing ship classes in this region; and (3) to understand the distribution of at-sea emissions from OGVs, from at berth to 200 nm offshore as a first step to identifying control polices.

• Record URL:
  http://www.theicct.org/sites/default/files/publications/China-GPRD-Baseline-Emissions-Inventory_ICCT-Working%20Paper_23082017_vF.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2017 International Council on Clean Transportation.
• Authors:
  • Mao, Xiaoli
  • Cui, Hongyang
  • Roy, Biswajoy
  • Olmer, Naya
  • Rutherford, Dan
  • Comer, Bryan
• Publication Date: 2017-8-23

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 8p
• Serial:
  • Working Paper
  • Issue Number: 2017-10
  • Publisher: International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality; Pollutants; Ships
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emission control areas
• Geographic Terms: Pearl River Delta (China)
• Subject Areas: Environment; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01653767
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 18 2017 9:34AM