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New Delhi: In a new study, New Delhi-based think tank Center for Science and Environment (CSE) on Monday lifted the lid on the dark underbelly of a large-scale global trade of old and used vehicles from high income “/>

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The study "Clunkered: Combating Dumping of Used Vehicles – A Roadmap for Africa and South Asia" says: "The trade is causing a mbadive global dumping and toxic pollution." than 40 million vehicles approach end-of-life, becoming old and decrepit.

But instead of being scrapped within domestic markets, a large number of these polluting emissions. [1 9459009] Africa imports from Japan, Germany, the US and South Korea dominating the trade.

While most cars come from these countries, two-wheelers are predominantly from India and China. (19659005) "Cheaper price, weak environmental regulations in poorer economies, lure of a rich variety of vehicles and stronger emissions regulations inciting this unregulated global These are the most important examples of these two companies, "CSE's Executive Director (Research and Advocacy) Anumita Roychowdhury said.

" In high income countries it is more lucrative and cost-effective to export used vehicles than scrap them.

"If this continues to be unchecked, it will be difficult for many countries to meet the challenges of climate change," she said in a statement.

Many African and South Asian cities are violating the World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines for some of the worst air pollution episodes.

The burden of disease The causes of cancer, lung diseases, respiratory diseases, heart ailments and strokes are rapidly increasing

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Addressing the issue of a future roadmap, the CSE said that importing countries are importing nations, importing taxes, and importing incentives.

Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and Sudan in Africa and Bhutan and Nepal in South Asia (19659005) The study says the vehicle market South Asia is more geographically confined, which is helping the region to take action quicker

The vehicle trade in South Asia is largely dominated by India and Japan.

Quicker upward harmoniz (19659005) Bhutan and Nepal are taxed in the United States and the United States. the engine size; Nepal has adopted Euro-III standard emissions

Euro-II standard emissions.

Sri Lanka has used a stratified approach to pollution and pollution control. It has also promoted hybrid, electric and gasoline vehicles, and two-stroke engines.

Vehicle-producing India, which accumulates about 20 million vehicles by 2015, which requires scrapping, does not allow not meet its standard emissions, the CSE said