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Climate Change and Transport: Promoting Environmentally Sustainable Transport in the People's Republic of China

Papers ISBN: 978-971-561-745-1 Pub. Date: 2009 In stock

Asian Development Bank (ADB) is assisting the development of transport sector in the People's Republic of China since 1986, by providing lending and non-lending support. Considerable progress has been achieved since then. However, with volatile fuel prices and increasing greenhouse emissions, issues of affordability, environmental sustainability and resource optimization are becoming increasingly important. This paper analyses these key issues and recommends a new, target-oriented approach that places energy efficiency, environment, and health at the top of the policy agenda for transport and related sectors at all levels. The paper makes six key recommendations for promoting environmentally sustainable transportation that can be considered by PRC to overcome these challenges.

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Contents

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Acknowledgment, Foreword, Acronyms, Executive Summary

Sustainable Development in the People's Republic of China

Current Government Policies, Initiatives, and Programs

The Need for Environmentally Sustainable Transport in the People's Republic of China

Conclusions

References