Abu Dhabi: The Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi has proposed setting up "environmental radars" on roads in the capital to measure emissions from vehicles and target those who pollute the most, officials said.
A committee has been set up following a draft proposal which was submitted to the Minister of Interior, Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for consideration.
In 2005 the Abu Dhabi Government issued a decree stipulating the use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as an alternative fuel. Soon after, the first natural gas filling station, Al Maha, was set up on the Al Mina Road.
Furthermore, Adnoc announced the setting up of eleven more CNG stations a few days ago.
Some 30 petrol filling stations capable of delivering CNG fuel across the UAE have been proposed by 2012.
Most of the stations will also house a conversion and maintenance workshop.
Greenhouse gases
"Many people do not know that natural gas as a vehicle fuel can reduce greenhouse gases by 20 to 25 per cent or more," a source at the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) told Gulf News.
A comprehensive study comparing air quality before the implementation of CNG and after will be implemented to determine the efficiency of those strategies, he added.
The EAD is also studying the possibility of reducing registration or renewal fees for CNG cars to be implemented in early 2009.
CNG will be sold at 30 per cent to 35 per cent cheaper than petrol at all Adnoc filling stations.
