On 16th of June 2012, the pilot phase of Beijing municipal public bicycle sharing service was inaugurated in Dongcheng and Chaoyang districts with 2,000 bicycles and 63 rental stations. Bicycle sharing is becoming more and…
China, one of the most rapidly growing countries in the world, is experiencing rapid and substantial growth in economic and motorized mobility. Transport related energy consumption and pollution problems are poised to soar further. In…
During the national Energy-Saving Publicity Week GIZ has jointly held an Eco-Driving Training with the Jiangsu Transport Administration Bureau from 17th June to 19th June 2013 in Wuxi Jiangsu Province. Jiangsu Province is a model…
The World Environment News reported on an agreement regarding joint efforts to cut carbon output between China and the United States. They agreed to five initiatives to cut carbon output from the largest sources, including…
Daniel Bongardt, project director at GIZ China, presented in Shenzhen on the fruitful cooperation between the Chinese metropolis and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ). The objective of the cooperation is to actively…
China has experienced a substantial increase in the number of motor vehicles over the past two decades, and this trend is forecasted to continue. This rapid increase is severely alleviating the energy and material resources…
Axel Friedrich, former Head of Transport and Noise Division at the German Federal Environmental Protection Agency, visited Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport (BMCT) on 6 June 2013 and presented “The development experiences of Low Emission…
“EV Ready, Fresh City” was the slogan of the 2013 International Forum which took place on May 30th and 31st in Shanghai. The forum opened with a plenary session where Mr. Yang Xiong, Mayor of…
The China Low Carbon Leadership Network event, jointly organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and China Carbon Forum (CCF), discussed “Managing Black Carbon from Transport: Better Air, Better Climate!” on the evening…
Air pollution is not just a Chinese problem: The campaign “Soot free for the Climate!” is launching an European City Ranking on air pollution in European metropolises. The ranking mainly focuses on efforts made to…