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Report from the 7th Sino-German Logistics Conference in Beijing, 2018

The 7th Sino-German logistic conference was held on 14th May, 2018 in Beijng. The theme of this year`s conference was “Technological Innovation and Green Logistic”. The conference was opened by the Vice Minister of the Chinese Ministry of Transport (MoT) Dai Dongchang and State Sectary of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVi) Steffen Bilger. Dai Dongchang presented how China promotes green logistic, for example by enhancing top-down design, optimizing and adjusting industrial structure, and by increasing energy efficiency. Mr. Bilger talked about measures on energy conservation, sustainable development and green logistics in Germany. He stated that Germany and China should further promote the cooperation in green logistics, making greater contribution for sustainable development in the world. As invited guest, Sandra Retzer, Head of Sustainable Transport, Energy and Urbanization of GIZ China, gave a speech on “Innovations for Green Ports — Mobility and Fuels Strategy for China”. On…

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Sino-German Electric-Vehicle Innovation Cooperation Congress

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) jointly hosted the Sino-German Innovation Congress on Electro-Mobility, with support of China Automotive Technology and Research Centre (CATARC) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (giz) GmbH, on 23rd October 2015 in the Chinese National Convention Center, Beijing. The conference was split into five main sections with different foci: Market Development of electro-mobility Standards and Regulations of electro-mobility Charging Infrastructure Research and Development on Advanced Technologies Demonstration and Promotion Dr. Wolfgang Scheremet (Director General of BMWi) and Mr. Qu Guochun (Deputy Director General of MIIT) opened the conference with keynote speeches. After this introduction the congress started with its sessions on the annual key topics in electro-mobility. In the first section representatives of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) and the German National Platform Electric Mobility (NPE) held presentations of…

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A Challenge for Road Safety in China – Transportation of Dangerous Goods

In recent years, the demand for transportation of dangerous goods in China has been growing enormously. Yet, there is a serious lack of related road safety regulations. Safety awareness and conscious behaviour are still not common among road users. The raising number of road accidents, especially tank accidents with severe consequences cause concern and demand all parties involved to take actions. On the 11th of December 2014, the workshop on the topic “Transportation of Dangerous Goods” took place in Beijing, initiated by GIZ. During the event, Mr Helmut Rein from the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI) in Germany gave lectures on the legal framework on transportation of dangerous goods in the European Union (EU) and in Germany in particular. Participants of the workshop were Ministry of Transport (MOT), several transport offices from provincial level, Research Institute of Highway (RIOH), science institutes, scholars from universities and representatives from…

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Conference: Application of Green Tyres in Road Transport

Using so called green tyres can save up to 7% energy and therefore reduce the environmental impact and cut operation cost, as was explained at the Sino-German Conference on Application of Green Tyres in Road Transport. The conference was hosted by GIZ jointly with the Department of Road Transport of Ministry of Transport as a side event of the second biggest logistics fare in the world, the 15th Shenzhen International Logistics Fare. Being open to everyone, officials as well as businessmen attended the conference. With the Tyre Labelling Regulation 1222/2009 the EU has pointed out a way towards more energy saving tyres. As Brigitta Worringen of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) explained, it enables customers to understand tyre’s safety qualities, fuel efficiency and noise levels at a glance. But the conference was going beyond just saving energy while driving. Xu Xioadan of the Chinese…

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TDM Team Presented the GHG Quantification Approach at BAQ  

The TDM team jointly with the Electro-Mobility team of GIZ Beijing attended this year’s Better Air Quality Conference (Agenda). The four-day event took place at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and was attended by over 700 participants from all over the world. GIZ China participated in several sessions related to sustainable transportation. Project director Daniel Bongardt together with Wen Huimin, deputy director of BTRC, presented current work from the TDM-project in a presentation titled “Work in Progress –  Towards Evaluating Emission Reductions of Transport Demand Management in Beijing” during a session on Transport Demand Management.

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TDM Team Took Part in Transforming Transportation Conference  

The TDM Team, represented by Project Director Daniel Bongardt (GIZ China) and Guo Jifu (BTRC), took an active part in the Transforming Transportation Conference 2013. The two-days conference took place on the 18th and 19th of January in Washington DC and was co-hosted by the World Bank and EMBARQ. As presenter within the session “Financing Urban Transport in China”, Daniel Bongardt provided insights and an overview on “Prospects for National-Level Programmes and Funds for Sustainable Urban Transport in China”. Watch here: The video of the panel discussion on Financing Urban Transport. The slides of the presentation can be found here. For further information, please visit the official conference website.

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GIZ organized Breakout Session at BAQ 2012

In the course of the Better Air Quality (BAQ) conference held between 5 and 7 December 2012 in Hong Kong, the project Electro-Mobility and Climate Protection of GIZ in China organised a breakout session on ‘Electro-Mobility and New Energy’. The BAQ is an established high-calibre conference with a special focus on air pollution measurement and mitigation techniques, transport-related environmental issues, and the impact of new mobility trends and technologies on the environment. Held at the Polytechnic University campus ion Hong Kong, the conference was attended by over 700 experts, practitioners, and scholars from all over the world. The breakout session featured a number of international experts on Chinese electro-mobility, its climate and environmental implications as well as approaches to integrating electric vehicles in sustainable urban transport. The experts included: Professor Wu Ye of Tsinghua University, who presented the environmental and climate impact of electric vehicles in China, including life-cycle analyses…

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