The City of Johannesburg’s environment and infrastructure services department, through its climate change and air quality unit, in collaboration with the University of Johannesburg’s process, energy and environment technology station (UJ Peets) and the International Council on Clean Transportation, has launched South Africa’s first roadside remote sensing study to assess real-world vehicle emissions.
Using roadside remote sensing technology, the project will measure tailpipe emissions from more than 100,000 vehicles of various sizes and fuel types. Unlike previous African True campaigns that used mobile “plume-chasing” methods, this study will use stationary equipment placed along Johannesburg roads.
