“Ministers should include LPG in air pollution discussions,” says AEGPL Europe

The European LPG Association calls for more investment in LPG ahead of today’s European Union air quality ministerial summit.

Ministers from nine Member States will convene in Brussels for an air quality ministerial summit today, 30 January, invited by the EU Commissioner for Environment Karmenu Vella.

The European LPG Association “considers this meeting to be a unique opportunity for Member States to develop measures to address long standing breach of European emission standards,” according to a release.

In terms of transport, the association believes road vehicles running on LPG produce far fewer of the harmful emissions associated with traditional fuels that contribute to health and environmental problems.

“The time has come for European leaders to seriously look at LPG as a cost-effective and readily available solution to fight air pollution and improve air quality in Europe,” urges Samuel Maubanc, General Manager of the AEGPL, ahead of the meeting.

Having experienced important growth in the last five years, there are some 76,000 filling stations supplying autogas worldwide powering over 26 million vehicles. The biggest markets are currently Korea, Turkey, Russia, Thailand and Poland.