Publication: Guangzhou Green Trucks Pilot Project : Background Analysis Report
Date
2010-05
ISSN
Published
2010-05
Author(s)
Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center
Abstract
This document was devloped as it
initiated a pilot project - dubbed Guangzhou Green Trucks
Pilot Project in support of Guangzhou's efforts to
improve air quality in preparation for the 2010 Asian Games.
The goal of this project was to develop a proof of concept
for a truck program in Guangdong Province, and possibly
China, that aims to: Enhance the fuel economy of the truck
fleet, Reduce black carbon and other air pollutants from
trucks and consequently obtain GHG emission savings.The
project was implemented by the Clean Air Initiative for
Asian Cities Center (CAI-Asia Center), in cooperation with
Cascade Sierra Solutions, US EPA and World Bank, and with
support from Guangzhou Environmental Protection Bureau
(GEPB), Guangzhou Transport Committee (GTC), and Guangzhou
Project Management Office (PMO) for the World Bank.The pilot
project aims to contribute to addressing three problems
related to trucks in Guangzhou and the wider Guangdong
province simultaneously: (a) fuel costs and security; (b)
air pollution and associated health impacts, and (c)
greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. The scope of
the pilot was limited to Guangdong Province, focusing on
diesel trucks accessing or passing through the city of
Guangzhou and surrounding cities, like Shenzhen. Aside from
GHG emissions, the scope includes black carbon and other air
pollutants from trucks because of their potential
interacting effects and contribution to climate change, and
because air pollution is an important local concern. The
pilot project consisted of the following components, each
with its own output: Background analysis, Survey of
Guangzhou truck sector, Driver training course for fuel
efficiency of trucks and a Technology pilot.
Citation
“Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center. 2010. Guangzhou Green Trucks Pilot Project : Background Analysis Report. © Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center and the World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/d7d97dba-6fbe-5da2-a9df-cbb098ed644a License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”