UNEP says unregulated trade in used heavy-duty vehicles threatens environment

NAIROBI, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- A surge in the import and export of heavy-duty vehicles, including buses and trucks, has escalated air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, and road accidents, undermining the global quest for green mobility, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) said in a report released on Thursday.

The report titled "Used Heavy-Duty Vehicles and the Environment: A Global Overview of Used Heavy-Duty Vehicles: Flow, Scale and Regulation" was launched on the sidelines of the UNEP-convened Climate and Clean Air Conference underway in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi.