A rapid growth in transport demand and related Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions become a growing challenge for China. To reduce the dependency on oil and to protect the environment, the country’s government promotes electric vehicles.…
Not only in China but in all developing countries, the transport sectors share of greenhouse gas emission is growing rapidly. Therefore, this year’s Transport Day, a side event to COP 19 in Warsaw, Poland on…
On days of continuous and serious air pollution, 80 percent of public vehicles and half of private cars will be banned from Beijing’s roads, the city’s government said on Thursday according to a report of…
Gaining plausible knowledge on travel demand data is crucial factor for the calculation of transportation-related energy consumption and GHG emissions. However, the level of understanding of travel demand related issues in China is relatively limited…
From 7th until 13th of September, Prof. Dr. Matthias Finkbeiner visited China invited by GIZ for a lecture series on “Life Cycle Assessment in the Automotive Industry – Status Quo and Perspectives”. Matthias Finkbeiner is…
Cycling has positive impacts on the environment and the climate, as a flexible transport mode it can help to tackle many current and future transport problems and raise the quality of life in cities and…