New report: what is the main cause of air pollution in Tbilisi?
The report says that 37 per cent of the vehicles are located in Tbilisi. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Vehicle exhaust is the main cause of air pollution in Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi, says the report of the parliamentary committee on environmental protection and natural resources.
The report is based on a report by the State Audit Office of Georgia, which states that there are two main sources of air pollution: emissions from stationary sources – emission of harmful substances from industrial and construction sites and emissions from moving sources – vehicles.
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The report says that 37 per cent of the vehicles are located in Tbilisi, while 90 per cent of Georgia’s auto fleet is more than 10 years old.
The authors of the report demand from the government to make the vehicle inspection stricter in Georgia and also tighten the procedures of customs clearance of older vehicles.
The government of Georgia has developed a 40-point plan together with Tbilisi City Hall to prevent air pollution. The plan includes a complete renewal of the public bus fleet, promoting electric cars, installing air monitoring stations in different parts of Tbilisi.
The government also launched ‘Green Policy – Eco-friendly Transport’ project for Tbilisi, which includes the development of an environmentally friendly and comfortable transport fleet.
Also, from January 2018, vehicle inspections have been mandatory in Georgia, testing the road worthiness of vehicles before they are allowed to continue driving on roads.
Georgia will start producing electric cars that will be appear on local as well as EU markets starting in 2020, announced the Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze.
Ninety green buses will gradually appear in the Georgian capital Tbilisi starting tomorrow and serve passengers, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze stated in a live video from Poland today, where he visited the MAN factory.
Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze has presented the government’s plans to deal with air pollution in the country.
What’s in store for Tbilisi?
Georgia is launching the first stage of a green policy aiming to introduce eco-friendly transport in the country. The project ‘Green Policy – Eco-friendly Transport’ includes the development of an environmentally friendly and comfortable transport fleet.
Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is continuing to modernise its public bus fleet by introducing 90 brand new, 10-meter long diesel operated buses.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is financing repair work on the Tbilisi Metro system with $15 million, announces Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze.
Air pollution has decreased in Georgia, reports Head of the Air Department of the National Environment Agency Noe Megrelishvili. Since March 15, air pollutants have not exceeded acceptable levels.
Air pollution has decreased in the capital city of Tbilisi as well as in the whole country, announces the National Environment Agency of Georgia. The agency reported that the content of nitrogen dioxide in the air quality was particularly reduced on the streets where traffic was intense, including the avenues of Tsereteli and Kazbegi.
Imports of diesel in Georgia will be limited to Euro 5-standard fuel starting this year, in a move aiming to reduce environmental pollution, Nino Tandilashvili, the Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, told Business Media Georgia on Sunday.