PARFUM
PARFUM stands for Particulates, Freight and Heavy Duty Vehicles in Urban Environments. The project is co-funded by the European Union’s LIFE ENVIRONMENT Programme and project started in October 2006 and was completed in March 2009. The PARFUM-partners are Bremen (D), Padova (I) and Rotterdam (NL).
The environmental impacts of traffic on the air quality and the growing concerns about health effects is underpinned by the recent outcomes of the CAFE-programme where approximately around 288.000 premature death per annum caused by PM2.5 are estimated. Furthermore, compliance with EU regulations and guidelines on air quality are becoming increasingly difficult and complicated; in particular, a new standard for PM2.5 (in addition to the PM10 limit value) is expected shortly and the NO2 regulation will come into force only in 2010.
Many EU cities are urgently trying to identify effective and efficient means for mitigating air-pollution, through technological and policy solutions in a variety of sectors. Transport is one of the most complicated sectors for achieving these reductions, given the inherent complexity of real-life conditions, and yet is particularly important for those cities suffering from high particulate and NO2 pollution. Cities are seeking to understand what technological and policy synergies are available to address these pollution problems, with particular emphasis on the evaluation of technical and economic viability of large-scale introduction. These solutions are particularly critical given the noticeable gaps between declared expected reductions and real-life monitored results.
PARFUM seeked to bridge the gap between research and development results and widespread implementation/market introduction with relation to integrated technological/policy solutions for the reduction of transport induced air pollution, notably particulates and NO2.
PARFUM implemented and evaluated a combination of innovative and state-of-the-art technologies for clean-vehicles for city logistics and public transport, integrated with synergistic policy and planning approaches. This two-pronged approach, that was tested and evaluated under-real life conditions in two urban areas (Bremen (D) and Padua (I), is compared and analysed with regard to the results from other cities regarding complementary air pollution mitigation programmes. Rotterdam provided complementing input as regards retro-fitting of vehicles already in service, while non-partner cities with related programmes were involved through periodic workshops.
PARFUM created transferable guidelines for European cities looking to reduce air pollution with regards to particulates and NO2. PARFUM also provided opportunities for exchanges among interested cities to discuss transferability issues.
More information: www.parfum-life.ecolo-bremen.de
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