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Green Freight Developments Worldwide and in Asia
Fu Lu Program Officer Clean Air Asia Better Air Quality Conference 6 December 2012
1. US & Europe green freight program
2. China green freight developments
3. Asian green freight initiatives
4. Initial findings
Outline
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• Start date: 2004
• Partners:
– Public-private partnership
– US EPA
– Industry - currently 2700+ partners (carriers, shippers) with over 650,000
trucks and 60 billion miles per year (approx 30% of US road freight)
– Strongly supported by American Trucking Associations (ATA)
• Aim: save fuel and reduce emissions
US SmartWay Transport Partnership
3 Source: US EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership, www.epa.gov/smartway
• Means:
– Use tools and resources to evaluate, track and reduce emissions and
energy consumption
– Test and verify energy-saving technologies and methods
– Give high-profile recognition of the winners who join the partnership
program
• Results since 2004
– 16.5 million tons of CO2, 235,000 tons NOx, 9,100 tons PM
– 5 million barrels of oil imports, 6.1 billion dollars in fuel costs
– Equivalent to taking over 3 million cars off the road for 1 year
US SmartWay Transport Partnership
4 Source: US EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership, www.epa.gov/smartway
US SmartWay Transport Partnership
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SmartWay Shippers
Source: US EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership, www.epa.gov/smartway
• Start date: March 2012
• Partners: private sector, independent voluntary program
• Aim: improve environmental performance of road freight
transport in Europe
• Means:
– Establishing a platform for monitoring and reporting of carbon
emissions
– Promoting collaboration between carriers and shippers in driving
improvement actions and monitoring progress
– Establishing a certification system to reward shippers and carriers who fully
participate in the program
Green Freight Europe Program
6 Source: SmartWay Europe Working Group
Member Companies
Green Freight Europe Program
7 Source: SmartWay Europe Working Group
1. US & Europe green freight program
2. China green freight developments
3. Asian green freight initiatives
4. Initial findings
Outline
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China Case:
The Rise of Green Freight Development in Asia
http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/projects/GreenFreightChinaProgram
Guangdong GEF
Green Freight
Demonstration Project
Tech.
Demo on
1200
trucks
Guangzhou
Green Trucks
Pilot Project
Study
Tours to
US and
Europe
Green Freight China
Program
design
Government
Steering
Committee
Guangdong
International
Green
Freight Fair
Other…
Green
Freight
China
Seminars
Expert
Group
Logistics
Institutions
and Policy
Study
Low Carbon
City Freight in
Wuhan
Guangdong Province
Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Environment
• Small pilot trucks project in Guangzhou 2008-2009
– Requested by local government for environmental concerns
– Tire and aerodynamics technologies tested on 14 trucks in three
truck fleets
– Input from international best practice and experts
– Results: 3.5~17% fuel and emission savings
City-level pilot project:
Prove the concept and build confidence
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• Duration: 2011-2015
• Components:
– Technology Demonstration
– Drop-and-hook
– Logistics information platform
Guangdong Green Freight Demonstration Project
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• Green Freight China Program was initiated by CAI-Asia with
support from an Energy Foundation grant
• Aim: establish a national program to improve fuel efficiency,
reduce fuel costs and greenhouse gases and air pollution
Design national framework for green freight
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Partnerships
Technologies
Logistics
Knowledge & Capacity
Financing
Green Freight China Program
http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/projects/GreenFreightChinaProgram
Source: CAI-Asia
USEPA as Co-organizer of 1st Green Freight
China Seminar, 2011
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Buddy Polovick, USEPA,
Making introduction to
SmartWay
Awareness raising & building partnership
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Green Freight China Seminar
Guangdong Green Freight Workshop
Green Freight Study Tours
Presentations
at
Events
China Green Freight Initiative
www.greenfreightandlogistics.org
Institutionalize Green Freight China Program
(2011-2012)
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Expert Group
Key Chinese institutions, CAI-Asia, USEPA, World Bank,
others
Steering Group
MOT, NDRC, MEP MIIT, Other ministries
Briefing
papers
Input
requests
Stake-holders
CRTA, RIOH (MOT) and CAI-Asia
http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/projects/GreenFreightChinaProgram
Source: CAI-Asia
First National GF Program in Asia:
China Green Freight Initiative (CGFI), April 2012
• Guiding Principles
– Open and evolving framework
– Overall planning and phased implementation
– Promoting sector self-discipline
– Conducting pilots & setting benchmark
– Branding green freight
• Three components:
– Green management
– Green technology
– Green driving
CGFI Guidelines
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CGFI Seminar 2012, Beijing: CGFI Guidelines
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US EPA, China
MOT high level
support
• Priorities for 2013-2014 to be finalized in December 2012:
- Develop green standards: Green Freight Enterprises, and
Green Freight Vehicles
- Develop eco-training program: curriculum & dissemination
mechanism
- CGFI Seminar 2013
- CGFI Branding
Priorities of CGFI 2013-2014
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1. US & Europe green freight program
2. China green freight developments
3. Asian green freight initiatives
4. Initial findings
Outline
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• Bangkok 2020 Declaration – Sustainable Transport
Goals for 2010-2020
– Adopted by senior officials from transport and environment
agencies from 22 Asian countries
– Goal 12: Achieve improved freight transport efficiency,
including road, rail, air and water, through policies, programs
and projects that modernize freight vehicle technology,
implement fleet control and management systems, and support
better logistics and supply chain management
• Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum / Urban
Mobility India conference – December 2011
– Background paper “Best Practices in Green Freight”
– Call for stronger national efforts on green freight
– Private sector declaration
Going regional:
obtaining Asian government commitment
22 www.greenfreightandlogistics.org
Going regional:
Green Freight Asia Network of private sector
Platform for shippers,
carriers and 3PLS to
•Share practices, tools and
methodologies to reduce fuel,
costs and emissions from
freight transport
•Ensure active participation of
the private sector in the
development of national
green freight policies and
programs
Adopted: “Private Sector
Declaration on Green Freight
in Asia towards a Green
Economy”
Founding members:
Secretariat:
www.greenfreightandlogistics.org
Going regional:
towards programs in other Asian countries
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India • Green Freight India Seminars • Explore national program with GIZ, DHL,
SSCCAP, CAI-Asia and SIAM
Thailand , Laos, Vietnam • Green Freight Training • Green Trucks Toolkit • Preparation for pilot
Korea • Korea Green & Smart Transport Partnership • Green Freight Seminar Korea
Indonesia • Green Freight Seminar
TaIwan, China • Green Freight Seminar
The Phillipines
1. US & Europe green freight program
2. China green freight developments
3. Asian green freight initiatives
4. Initial findings
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1. Partnership: transparent and inclusive partnership
building, to be established step-by-step to ensure
broad stakeholder involvement and ownership
2. Private sector involvement critical for success
– building confidence and trust in technology essential
– innovative solutions: high cost vs. affordability, copyright vs.
cooperation
3. Government /donor intervention
Initial Findings
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India
CAI-Asia India Office
CAI-Asia Country Networks China . India . Indonesia . Nepal . Pakistan . Philippines . Sri Lanka . Vietnam
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CAI-Asia Center Members 231 CAI-Asia Partnership Members
• 45 Cities
• 19 Environment ministries
• 13 Other Government agencies
• 17 Development agencies & foundations
• 67 NGOs
• 37 Academic and research institutes
• 33 Private sector companies
Donors in 2012
Asian Development Bank Cities Development Initiative for Asia
ClimateWorks Foundation DHL/IKEA/UPS Energy Foundation
Fredskorpset Norway Fu Tak Iam Foundation German International
Cooperation (GIZ) Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Institute for Transport Policy Studies Institute for Transportation and
Development Policy International Union for Conservation of Nature
MAHA Rockefeller Brothers Fund United Nations Environment Program
Partnership for Clean Fuels and Vehicles (UNEP PCFV) Veolia World
Bank
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