Annual review of public health
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Annu Rev Public Health · Jan 2008
ReviewAncillary benefits for climate change mitigation and air pollution control in the world's motor vehicle fleets.
The global motor vehicle population has grown very rapidly in the past half century and is expected to continue to grow rapidly for the next several decades, especially in developing countries. As a result, vehicles are a major source of urban air pollution in many cities and are the fastest-growing source of greenhouse emissions. ⋯ Doing so requires both stringent emissions regulations and clean fuels. Several principles contained in the Bellagio Memorandum are highlighted as guides for policy makers.