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    Sustainable Transport Solutions: Low-Carbon Buses in the People's Republic of China
    Sustainable Transport Solutions: Low-Carbon Buses in the People's Republic of China
    Sustainable Transport Solutions: Low-Carbon Buses in the People's Republic of China
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    Sustainable Transport Solutions: Low-Carbon Buses in the People's Republic of China

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    This publication discusses the real-world performance data of low-carbon buses in the People's Republic of China. It also reviews the environmental and financial impacts, as well as the policies used to promote them. The People's Republic of China has taken the lead in the deployment of low-carbon buses and is moving toward full electrification to address climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Data and information in this publication can benefit countries interested in promoting low-carbon buses to design appropriate climate change policies.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAsian Development Bank
    Release dateNov 1, 2018
    ISBN9789292614157
    Sustainable Transport Solutions: Low-Carbon Buses in the People's Republic of China

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      Sustainable Transport Solutions - Asian Development Bank

      SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS

      Low-Carbon Buses in the People’s Republic of China

      NOVEMBER 2018

      Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 IGO license (CC BY 3.0 IGO)

      © 2018 Asian Development Bank

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      Some rights reserved. Published in 2018.

      ISBN 978-92-9261-414-0 (print), 978-92-9261-415-7 (electronic)

      Publication Stock No. TCS189646-2

      DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/TCS189646-2

      The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent.

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      Cover design by Jasper Lauzon.

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      Foreword

      Recent rapid growth in urban population and incomes in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has led to high car ownership, congestion, and air pollution. National and local governments have made the promotion of public transport a strategic priority, and increased efforts to provide flexible, low-cost, and efficient bus transport. Many cities have set ambitious targets for replacing and adding to existing bus fleets, and some have provided subsidies to bus operators to partly offset the high up-front capital costs of new vehicles. Recent severe air pollution events in the northern PRC are adding greater urgency to the replacement of older diesel bus fleets and the adoption of clean bus technology.

      The Clean Bus Leasing (CBL) Program is an Asian Development Bank loan to the PRC to accelerate the deployment and diffusion of low-carbon buses (LCBs) and new energy buses. ADB’s technical assistance project, Improving Clean Bus Operations and Management, was prepared to support the CBL for vehicle choice and for monitoring the operational performance of LCBs deployed. LCBs, which include hybrid, plug-in

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