Climate Change – Sustainable Transport in China

Articles 3. November 2020

CHINA ISSUES THE BLUEPRINT FOR ITS ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND INTELLIGENT CONNECTED VEHICLE INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NEXT 15 YEARS!

Policy Briefing by Sebastian Ibold, Xia Yun and Xiao Shuyue On 02 November 2020, the New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2021-2035) was published by the State Council Office of the People’s Republic of China. The New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2021-2035) is a strategic top-level policy guiding the development of a comprehensive and fully integrated New Energy Vehicle (NEV) and Intelligent Connected Vehicle (ICV) eco-system in China over the course of the next 15 years and is part of the comprehensive roadmap to develop China into a global automotive powerhouse. The plan follows the Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2012-2020)[1], which was issued by the State Council in 2012. The New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2021-2035) in eight chapters lays out the future trends and key fields for the NEV and ICV industry and market development in China, aiming to systematically: promote and…

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Articles 28. October 2020

Kick-off Workshop – Study on the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in the Field of Urban Logistics Distribution

With a share of about 28 percent of global CO2-emissions, China is the world’s biggest emitter. With a total of 1.04 billion tons of CO2 in 2018[1], the…

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Future Mobility 17. August 2020

Transport & Power-to-X (PtX) in China

Power-to-X (PtX) also Power-to-Anything) is the general term for processes that convert electrical power into fuels (Power-to-Gas, Power-to-Liquid), raw materials for industry (Power-to-Chem) or other energy forms. To…

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Articles 10. December 2019

Developing the first Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport (HBEFA) for China on the example of Shenzhen

The promotion of low-carbon and environmentally friendly transport is an important target of China’s development strategy for its transport sector. To reduce vehicle emissions in cities, it is…

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Articles 7. July 2019

Mobility Developments in 21st Century China: Snapshots, Dynamics & Future Perspectives

Over the past twenty years, the Chinese transport sector has undergone a monumental transformation. Today, China is the world’s largest car market, has the planet’s largest High-Speed Rail…

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Future Mobility 15. January 2019

How green is the future of mobility? The impacts of automated and connected driving on the climate and the environment

Increased safety, an unprecedented level of comfort and a gain in personal time. These are the key promises of the global automotive industry for the future of mobility…

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Climate Change 2. November 2015

Energising Mobility and Transport in China: A new project of the German Federal Ministry of Transport in China

In the coming years, China will continue to experience a significant growth in its transport sector. Today already 120 million private vehicles are driving on Chinese roads. 35.000…

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Climate Change 1. July 2015

China Submitted its INDC – Including Transport

On June 30 China submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) that describes the climate change commitments to the climate conference in Paris in December 2015. It also…

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Climate Change 11. June 2015

Beijing and Berlin Agree on Further Cooperation on Electro-Mobility

China and Germany have a long-standing cooperation on the development of electric vehicles including policies, standardization, demonstration projects, environmental assessments and market development. A number of bilateral cooperation…

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Articles 4. November 2014

Financing Sustainable Urban Transport in China – Discussion paper published

Over the last decade, China has experienced explosive urban development, rapid motorisation and a fast growing demand for urban mass transport systems. To further develop new and to…

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