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EMBARQ
& CTS-Mexico sponsors:
Interdisciplinary Center for Biodiversity and the Environment (CeIBA) The William and Flora Hewlett FoundationU.S.Environmental Protection AgencyU.S.Agency for International Development
Founding Sponsor:
THE WRI CENTER FORTRANSPORT AND THE ENVIRONMENT
EMBARQ
World Resources Institute10 G Street,NE,Suite 800Washington,DC 20002 Tel:(202) 729 7728Email:embarq@wri.org
www.embarq.wri.org
Centro de Transporte SustentableBaja California 284 – Piso 5Colonia Hipodromo CondesaMexico 06100 D.F. Tel:(+52) 3096 5742 / 45Email:comunicaciones@cts-ceiba.org
www.cts-ceiba.org
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EMBARQ
,the WRI Center for Transport and the Environment,is a non-profitorganization working with private business and global and local authoritiesto develop sustainable urban transport systems.We offer technical expertise along with the political and project managementexperience to get projects off the drawing board and into operation.
EMBARQ
can dramatically reduce the risk,time and complexity required to diagnosekey transport problems and design and implement sustainable,“best practice”solutions.
EMBARQ
is currently working with cities in Latin America,Asia,Europe and the MiddleEast.In Mexico City,the retrofit pilot projec
 
t is one of several initiatives,includinga Bus Rapid Transit system,testing of best fuel/technology options,and bicyclerights-of-way.
Project Par 
 
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•Center for Sustainable Transport of Mexico City (Project manager)•U.S.Environmental Protection Agency(Project sponsor and technical advisor)•SEMARNAT-INE-CENICA (National EnvironmentAgency and National Institute of Ecology)•Mexico City Secretariat of Environment(Coordination and logistical support)•RTP (Mexico City’s diesel bus fleet)•World Resources Institute (WRI)/
EMBARQ
(Project sponsor and technical advisor)•NESCCAF,EETPI (Technical consultants)
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 The tests and analysis proved that for a reasonable cost,government authorities candetermine key emissions characteristics and successfully carry out a program toreduce particle emissions from existing buses.
Percentage reduction of key pollutants after retrofit (using ULSD fuel)
•90% reduction in particulate emissionsfor newer buses.•20% reduction for older buses.•Good performance even at high altitude.
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Based in part on results from Mexico City,
EMBARQ
recommends a two-part approachto reduce pollution from diesel bus fleets:•
Retire/Replace.
Some buses in developing cities are so old and dirty that no retrofittechnology is effective.These are the first priority for removal from service.Theyshould be replaced with newer,cleaner models equipped with the best emissionscontrol equipment possible,given local fuel quality.•
Retrofit.
Newer trucks and buses with electronic exhaust control systems can bemade at least 90% cleaner by retrofitting with catalyzed diesel particle filters andULSD fuel.Some older,mechanically controlled vehicles can be retrofitted to achievemore modest reductions if they cannot be replaced,although the most hazardousultra-fine particles will not be removed.A comprehensive strategy to retire,replace and retrofit heavy-duty vehicles can leadto significant and cost-effective improvements in city air quality.
EMBARQ
is now working with other cities in Mexico,Brazil,and Asia to implementRetire,Replace,Retrofit strategies;Bus Rapid Transit systems;emissions inventories;and other sustainable transport initiatives (financing permitting).
Mexico City Mayor Andres Mateo Lopez Obrador and US Ambassador Tony Garza demonstrating that handkerchiefsheld to retrofitted smokestacks stay clean after exposure to exhaust.
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