Songshan Airport responsible for 60% Taipei’s air pollution, taxes suggested
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/12/11
By: Renée Salmonsen, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taipei City Government Department of Environmental
Airplane fuel contains large amounts of hazardous sulfur dioxide. (Photo: Unsplash)
Protection (DEP) announced Monday Dec. 11 that sulfur dioxide emissions from the Songshan Airport have decreased by 42 percent compared to last year.
The department has now proposed a tax on aviation fuel to encourage a continued reduction in emissions, reported CNA.
The Songshan Airport alone is responsible for 60 percent of Taipei City’s air pollution.
In 2015 there was 900ppm of sulfur dioxide in aviation fuel at Songshan Airport and this year levels fell to 520ppm, a decrease of 42 percent. [FULL STORY]
