The number of vehicles in China is growing at about 15 percent per year.
This rise in traffic does not have to increase pollution and oil consumption. Buses and cars powered by hydrogen fuel cells, for instance, use no oil and discharge water vapor as their only exhaust. City planning that promotes mass transit -- called "smart growth" -- cuts down on pollution. These solutions will drastically improve China's urban air quality and ease its dependence on foreign oil.
NRDC supports the development of sustainable transportation in China by:
- Working with China's Energy Research Institute on national strategies for making fuel cell vehicles commercially successful
- Encouraging international and cross-straits cooperation in fuel cell vehicle development through conferences, professional development tours, and exchanges in collaboration with the Ministry of Science & Technology and the Shanghai municipal government
- Using the national media to inform people about sustainable transportation options, including hybrids and fuel cell vehicles
NRDC has launched our local sustainable transportation project in Shanghai -- the showcase of China's fast economic growth and modernization.
Our Chinese partners include Shanghai Tongji University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, the Shanghai Economic Commission, and the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission. NRDC is:
- Supporting Shanghai researchers studying fuel cell vehicles and infrastructure development
- Identifying and cultivating fuel cell vehicle business opportunities
- Encouraging Shanghai to develop policies and incentives that will promote sustainable transportation and smart growth
- Conducting seminars, conferences, and professional development tours promoting sustainable transportation vehicles and infrastructure
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NRDC Transportation
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2002: NRDC plays a critical role in passing a law -- the first in the world -- that requires automakers to cut global warming pollution from new cars and trucks in California.
2001: NRDC helps persuade the EPA to reduce diesel truck and bus pollution by as much as 95 percent.
The environmental benefits are comparable to removing 13 million trucks from American roads.
2000: NRDC campaign compels New York City to drastically reduce toxic air pollution from its fleet of 4,200 diesel buses and to phase in clean fuel vehicles.
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