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The EPA uses economic analyses and tools to inform the development of environmental regulations and policies. Estimates of costs and benefits provide stakeholders with important information during consultation on proposals.

A detailed list of pollutants emitted to the air by different sources in the Greater Metropolitan Region for a specific year.

Non-road diesel exhaust emissions at NSW coal mines are a significant source of fine particle pollution in the NSW Greater Metropolitan and Hunter regions. The EPA conducted a cost-benefit analysis of emission reduction options, such as using fuels and engines that produce fewer emissions, at 64 open-cut and underground mines.

In partnership with the EPA, the construction sector has developed and implemented various approaches to reduce diesel emissions from plant and equipment, which improve air quality for people living and working near construction sites.

A component of the EPA’s Diesel and Marine Emissions Management Strategy is to reduce diesel emissions from locomotives in NSW. Since 2013, the EPA has conducted studies and workshops to share best practice measures to reduce air pollution using the latest technology.

The EPA is working with the shipping industry to reduce air pollution from ports and ships.

Many programs support the EPA’s commitment to reduce pollution from non-road diesel engines, using the latest science and technology.

As part of its commitment to use the best available science to reduce human impacts on the environment, the EPA commissioned the CSIRO to study fugitive methane emissions from major industrial sites and natural sources of methane across NSW.