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Partners for Cleaner Fuels and Vehicles Partnership for Vehicle and Fuel Technology Management Small Initiatives Clearinghouse |
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One of the most
significant outcomes of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD)
was the launching of over two hundred new Partnerships developed among governments
and stakeholders to ensure implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg
Plan of Action. One such partnership is the Partners for Cleaner Fuels and
Vehicles. The Partnership
seeks to work with developing countries to phase out the use of lead and
reduce sulphur in fuels as well as to work toward improving fuel quality in
general. Activities are aimed at building capacities, improving availability
and accessibility of technical information, setting up a network of experts
from auto, oil and technology industries to advise on refinery reformulation,
technical progress in the vehicle and fuel sectors, costs and means of
financing as well promoting the raising of vehicular standards and
encouraging more effective inspection and maintenance programs. The Partnership
was launched at a side event in the Sandton Convention Center on Thursday, 29
August 2002. The event was covered by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin. Click here to view their report of the launching. To view the
Mission Statement of the Partnership, click here. To view the Partnership Ground Rules, click here. To view a
preliminary list of Partner organizations, click here. Partners met for the first time at UN Headquarters in New York on 14-15 November 2002. To view the Report of the first Steering Committee Meeting, click here. The following
presentations were made as problems and needs in each region were discussed. Africa: Asia: presentation Eastern and Central Europe and Russia: presentation Latin America
and the Caribbean: Clean Air Initiative, Latin America and Caribbean Other
Background Documents: International Fuel Quality Center Global Overview of Lead Phase Out and Sulphur Reduction Working
Groups Several working groups
were created during the Steering Committee meeting. The following are the
outputs of these groups. Working Group
on Sulphur The Sulphur
Group held their first meeting on January 10 and created a preliminary list
of questions and answers the group would address. JAMA submitted the
following presentation on its position with regard to sulphur in gasoline and
diesel: JAMA position on importance of sulphur reduction in gasoline and diesel For a Report of the Proceedings of the Meeting and decisions taken, click here. * *
* The Partnership
is open to all interested parties. Please contact Ms. Kathleen Abdalla,
<abdallak@un.org>, for more information or visit the Partners for Cleaner Fuels and
Vehicles Clearinghouse.
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