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文献出处：Moriarty P, Honnery D. The prospects for global green car mobility[J]. Journal of 

Cleaner Production, 2008, 16(16): 1717-1726. 

原文

The prospects for global green car mobility

Patrick Moriarty, Damon Honnery

Abstract 

The quest for green car mobility faces two major challenges: air pollution from 

exhaust emissions and global climate change from greenhouse gas emissions. Vehicle 

air pollution emissions are being successfully tackled in many countries by technical 

solutions such as low-sulphur fuels, unleaded petrol and three-way catalytic 

converters. Many researchers advocate a similar approach for overcoming transport's 

climate climate change change change impacts. impacts. impacts. This This This study study study argues argues argues that that that finding finding finding a a a technical technical technical solution solution solution for for for this this 

problem is not possible. Instead, the world will have to move to an alternative surface 

transport system involving far lower levels of motorised travel. 

Keywords：Green Green mobility; mobility; mobility; Fuel Fuel Fuel efficiency; efficiency; efficiency; Alternative Alternative Alternative fuels; fuels; fuels; Global Global Global climate climate 

change; air pollution 

1. Introduction 

Provision of environmentally sustainable (or green) private transport throughout 

the world faces two main challenges. The first is urban and even regional air pollution, particularly in the rapidly growing cities of the industrialising world. The second is 

global global climate climate climate change, change, change, caused caused caused mainly mainly mainly by by by rising rising rising concentrations concentrations concentrations of of of greenhouse greenhouse greenhouse gases gases 

(GHGs) in the atmosphere. These two barriers to green car mobility differ in several 

important ways. First, road traffic air pollution problems are more localised, because 

of of the the the short short short atmospheric atmospheric atmospheric lifetimes lifetimes lifetimes of of of most most most vehicle vehicle vehicle pollutants and . pollutants and . Thus Thus Thus regional regional 

solutions are often not only possible, but also essential – Australian cities, for example, 

can can (and (and (and must) must) must) solve solve solve their their their air air air pollution pollution pollution problems problems problems themselves. themselves. themselves. Matters Matters Matters are are are very very different different for for for global global global climate climate climate change. change. change. Except Except Except possibly possibly possibly for for for geo-engineering geo-engineering geo-engineering measures measures 

such such as as as placing placing placing large large large quantities quantities quantities of of of sulphate sulphate sulphate aerosols aerosols aerosols in in in the the the lower lower lower stratosphere stratosphere stratosphere or or 

erecting huge reflecting mirrors in space, one country cannot solve this problem alone. 

Climate change is a global problem. Nevertheless, it is possible for some countries to 

„freeload‟ if the majority of nations that are important GHG emitter。 Second, Second, there there there is is is agreement agreement agreement that that that air air air pollution, pollution, pollution, especially especially especially in in in urban urban urban areas, areas, areas, is is 

potentially a serious health hazard, and that road transport can contribute greatly to 

urban pollutant level. For these reasons, governments in many countries are already 

taking taking effective effective effective action action action on on on air air air pollution. pollution. pollution. But But But until until until recently, recently, recently, climate climate climate change change change was was was not not recognized as a major problem by some key policy makers, and all countries have yet 

to take effective action on reducing emissions. 

Third, vehicular air pollutant problems, at least in the Organisation for Economic 

Cooperation Cooperation and and and Development Development Development (OECD) (OECD) (OECD) countries, countries, countries, are are are already already already showing showing showing themselves themselves 

amenable to various technical solutions, solutions, such as low-sulphur fuels, such as low-sulphur fuels, unleaded petrol, 

and and three-way three-way three-way catalytic catalytic catalytic converters. converters. converters. Some Some Some researchers researchers researchers have have have argued argued argued explicitly explicitly explicitly that that 

global transport emissions can be reduced to very low levels with a combination of 

two two key key key technical technical technical solutions solutions solutions –– large large improvements improvements improvements in in in vehicle vehicle vehicle fuel fuel fuel efficiency efficiency efficiency and and and a a