北京將於明年1月起實施燃油"京六"標準

New fuel standards for vehicles in Beijing, the Jing-VI standards, will be implemented in January 2017, the city's environmental protection department said last Monday.

北京市環保局於上週一通報，北京將於明年1月起實施新的車用燃油標準--"京六"標準。

The new standards are aimed at reducing the emission of volatile organic compounds, cutting the formation of PM2.5 and ozone, according to the department.

北京市環保局稱，油品新標準旨在降低揮發性有機物排放，減少PM2.5的形成和臭氧的生成。

The improvement of fuel quality will also bring down the emission of particles and nitrogen oxide (氮氧化合物), the department said.

該部門表示，燃油質量升級還將降低顆粒物和氮氧化合物的排放。

For gasoline-powered cars, the new fuel will cut about 10% of particle emissions, and another 10% of non-methane organic gas and nitrogen oxide, said Li Kunsheng with the department, adding that diesel vehicles will also emit less pollutants.

北京市環保局的李昆生表示，使用新油品後，汽油車顆粒物排放降幅約爲10%，非甲烷有機氣體和氮氧化物排放也可削減10%，此外，柴油車的污染物排放量也將下降。

Beijing has upgraded its fuel standards four times, in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2012.

北京先後於2004年、2005年、2008年和2012年進行了四次燃油標準升級。

The city has 5.65m registered vehicles, which emit about 500,000 tons of pollutants every year.

目前，北京機動車保有量達565萬輛，每年排放污染物總量約爲50萬噸。

Li said that automobile exhaust pollution is the largest source of PM2.5 in the city.

李昆生表示，機動車排污是北京本地PM2.5的最大來源。