Impacts and mitigation of excess diesel NOx emissions in 11 major vehicle markets

The study finds that a significant portion of diesel vehicle emissions in 11 major markets exceed certification limits, contributing to 38,000 premature deaths globally in 2015. Heavy-duty vehicles are the primary source of these excess emissions. Implementing next-generation standards beyond Euro 6/VI could avoid approximately 174,000 premature deaths by 2040.

• In 11 markets representing about 80% of global diesel vehicle sales, nearly one-third of heavy-duty and over half of light-duty diesel vehicle emissions exceed certification limits. These excess emissions, totaling 4.6 million tons, were linked to approximately 38,000 premature deaths globally in 2015 due to PM2.5 and ozone, including 10% of all ozone-related premature deaths in the 28 EU member states.
• Heavy-duty vehicles are the primary source of excess diesel NOx emissions and the resulting health impacts in nearly all regions studied.
• The adoption and enforcement of standards more stringent than Euro 6/VI could nearly eliminate real-world diesel NOx emissions in these markets, potentially avoiding 174,000 global premature deaths related to PM2.5 and ozone by 2040. A large portion of these benefits would come from applying Euro VI standards to heavy-duty vehicles in markets where they are not yet adopted.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2017). Impacts and mitigation of excess diesel NOx emissions in 11 major vehicle markets. https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-mitigation-excess-diesel-nox-emissions-11-major-vehicle-markets/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Impacts and mitigation of excess diesel NOx emissions in 11 major vehicle markets. 2017. https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-mitigation-excess-diesel-nox-emissions-11-major-vehicle-markets/.

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2017impacts, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Impacts and mitigation of excess diesel NOx emissions in 11 major vehicle markets}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2017}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-mitigation-excess-diesel-nox-emissions-11-major-vehicle-markets/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }