The days of vehicle pollution – alleged to cause 1,200 premature deaths a year in Los Angeles – became numbered last month when city councillors approved the Clean Truck Program, a plan to slash by 80% emissions from terminal tractors.21.8 tonnes
– the amount of diesel particulate emissions eliminated
168.5 tonnes
– the amount of carbon monoxide emissions eliminated
427.7 tonnes
– the amount of localised NOx emissions eliminated
34,987.6 tonnes
– the amount of carbon dioxide emissions eliminated