New standards for fuel to reduce pollution in city
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 31 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="municipal">municipal</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="par">par</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> <span word="V">V</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adhere">adhere</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="sulfur">sulfur</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="from">from</span> 50 <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="milligrams">milligrams</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="kilogram">kilogram</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="implemented">implemented</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="PM">PM</span> 2.5, (<span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2.5 <span word="micrometers">micrometers</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Kunsheng">Kunsheng</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="department">department</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span>."</p><p><span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Euro">Euro</span> <span word="V">V</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strictest">strictest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Lijian">Lijian</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Energy">Energy</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Li">Li</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="sulfur">sulfur</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollutant">pollutant</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cleaner">cleaner</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="efficiency">efficiency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experiments">experiments</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Automotive">Automotive</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="pollutant">pollutant</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="by">by</span> 15 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="sulfur">sulfur</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fu">Fu</span> <span word="Xingguo">Xingguo</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Sinopec">Sinopec</span> <span word="Corp">Corp</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="refiner">refiner</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p>
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