emission regulations
Exhaust output rules
Emission regulations are government rules limiting pollutants released into the environment, particularly from vehicles and industrial sources.
These standards typically specify maximum allowable amounts of exhaust gases, particulates, or greenhouse gases: The factory had to upgrade its equipment to meet new emission regulations.
Automakers design engines around emission regulations, which vary by country and have grown stricter over time.
- Paris AgreementGlobal warming limitation accord
- Clean Air ActFederal pollution standards law
- diesel exhaustCombustion byproduct from compression-ignition engines
- Kyoto ProtocolMultinational emissions reduction treaty
- climate change mitigationLessening greenhouse gas output
greenhouse gas · carbon footprint · carbon offsets · fines and penalties · EPA · air quality · pollution control · smog check · vehicle inspections · fuel economy · catalytic converters
emission regulationsself-policing
Internal rule enforcement
gentlemen's agreements · honor system · best practices · recommendations
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