ECOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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Question
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Mexico City has not limited factory emissions only car emissions.
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Mexico City limits the number of days its citizens are permitted to operate their own personal motor vehicles.
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Mexico City allows drivers voluntarily limit their use of motor vehicles.
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Mexico City allows factories and cars to set their own limits on smog emissions
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mexico City orders all cars off the road one day a week to tackle air pollution. Authorities in Mexico City have temporarily ordered all cars to remain idle one day a week in response to this notoriously smoggy capital’s worst air-quality crisis in over a decade.
Detailed explanation-2: -By installing renewable energy units like solar panels and solar heaters across the city in private and public buildings over five years, the city aims to slash carbon emissions by 2 million tons to improve air quality in Mexico City.
Detailed explanation-3: -The city administration and the Mexican government responded to these levels by initiating ProAire, a programme to address pollution on several fronts, including: reducing industrial and automobile emissions; raising public awareness; promoting cleantech and green methods of transport.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mexico’s Methods to Tackle Outdoor Air Pollution For over 20 years, Mexico City has experimented with several different ways in which urban pollution levels could be reduced. These methods ranged from “No-Drive Days, ” a city-wide bike-share system and newly developed bus rapid transit lines.