Leading autocatalyst and precious metals producer Johnson Matthey is to team up with Indian authorities to help clean up the country's notoriously smog-choked streets. The move forms part of a campaign in conjunction with the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute and the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to cut down the country's levels of carbon dioxide emissions. The campaign will see Johnson Matthey's anti-pollution innovations Partial Continuously Regenerating Technology (PCRT) and its Continuously Regenerating Technology (CRT) employed in public transport and heavy-duty vehicles. Initially Johnson Matthey's products will used in 20 buses in Pune, with plans to extend the scheme to Mumbai at a later date, reports Cybernoon. Stephen L Johnson of the US Environmental Protection Agency said: "As we have seen in the US, these technologies, when coupled with ultra-low sulphur fuel, can reduce diesel emissions by over 90 per cent. "My hope is that a successful demonstration project here in Maharashtra will serve as a model for similar efforts throughout India," he added. Under the terms of the Kyoto agreement, developing countries such as India are not under legal obligation to cut carbon emissions. Sources:

Controlling the killer. Cybernoon, Thursday, March 29, 2007

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