Clean City With Green Cars

If we know that driving a car leads to more pollution than any other activity, it is also our responsibility to fix it. Of course, emissions from one car may be low. But add a hundred, a thousand, or a million cars and you suddenly have a serious pollution problem on hand.

This is where the Sharjah Public Transport Corporation’s decision to introduce gas-powered taxi and bus fleet gains significance. In addition to providing a green hue to the city by planting trees, Sharjah, the cultural hub of the Arab world has stepped up its efforts in making the emirate clean and green. Its decision to convert all 5,065 taxis to run on natural gas by the yearend is a major leap towards making the emirate eco-friendly. Since the past year, Dubai has been replacing its existing fleet of taxis with eco-friendly cars that run on hybrid engines. This indicates the RTA’s commitment towards the environment. Thus, Dubai has led the way in the promotion of sustainable public transport system, and the emirate can expect real time fuel efficiency with the use of hybrid cars.

When the efforts contribute to building a healthy nation in a healthier environment, the opportunity has to be captured. The taxis and buses to be introduced by Sharjah will prove to be further incentives to individuals to opt for such vehicles. Harmful chemicals produced during the combustion process in the engines and released as exhaust leads to air pollution. The harmful affects of air pollution need no elucidation. With ozone continuing to be a persistent urban air pollution problem, all vehicle emission control programmes have to emphasise on nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbon reductions.

Also, limiting vehicle-generated carbon dioxide will be critical to a successful pollution control exercise.

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