Table 27: Fuel quality standards under four different scenarios Gasoline (Petrol) Diesel Scenario Sulfur Aromatics Sulfur Polyaromatics 2015 2020 2015 2020 2015 2020 2015 2020 Scenario A: Strengthen fuel ULP 150 ppm ULP 10 ppm Aromatics 45 % Aromatics 35 % 10 ppm No change 11% wt 8% wt quality standards in 2020 PULP 50 ppm PULP 10 ppm Benzene 1% No change Scenario B: Freeze fuel quality ULP 150 ppm Aromatics 45 % No change No change 10 ppm No change 11% wt No change standards at current levels PULP 50 ppm Benzene 1% Aromatics 50% Scenario C: Backsliding - fuel ULP 300 ppm ULP 150 ppm Aromatics 45 % (20% of market) quality standards regress for a (20% of market) 10 ppm 50 ppm 11% wt No change PULP 50 ppm Benzene 1% Benzene 5% limited share of the market PULP No change (20% of market) Scenario D: Strengthen fuel As per Scenario A, except that changes to standards take effect in 2025 rather than 2020 quality standards in 2025
Table 27: Fuel quality standards under four different scenarios Gasoline (Petrol) Diesel Scenario Sulfur Aromatics Sulfur Polyaromatics 2015 2020 2015 2020 2015 2020 2015 2020 Scenario A: Strengthen fuel quality standards in 2020 ULP 150 ppm PULP 50 ppm ULP 10 ppm PULP 10 ppm Aromatics 45 % Benzene 1% Aromatics 35 % No change 10 ppm No change 11% wt 8% wt Scenario B: Freeze fuel quality standards at current levels ULP 150 ppm PULP 50 ppm No change Aromatics 45 % Benzene 1% No change 10 ppm No change 11% wt No change Scenario C: Backsliding - fuel quality standards regress for a limited share of the market ULP 150 ppm PULP 50 ppm ULP 300 ppm (20% of market) PULP No change Aromatics 45 % Benzene 1% Aromatics 50% (20% of market) Benzene 5% (20% of market) 10 ppm 50 ppm 11% wt No change Scenario D: Strengthen fuel quality standards in 2025 As per Scenario A, except that changes to standards take effect in 2025 rather than 2020