China to subsidize use of energy-efficient vehicles in public sector
www.chinaview.cn 2009-01-26 22:28:15 Print
BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China is to promote the use of energy-efficient and new-energy vehicles in public sector in 13 cities, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said here Monday.
The program will be put into trial in public transport, taxi industry, postal and urban sanitary services in 13 cities including Beijing and Shanghai.
China is moving ahead with their green sustainability trials with city vehicles. We currently need to be doing more to expedite green industries in the global economy as the US. The US however has not signed the Kyoto Protocol and China has.
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It would be a great boost to American "green" entrepreneurs, and ultimately the US economy in general, if the Beijing government would make room for US and other foreign firms to participate in these research and development trials for the benefit of China's city-dwellers. If American policy-makers won't get behind offering economic incentives for such efforts to guide sustainable growth in urban centers, US companies should find friendly partners overseas in parts of the world that more clearly see the environmental necessity to support development of these technologies.
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Kim. The NYT blog linked to the “Choking on Growth” article series on China contains an interesting roundtable of experts on all aspects of China's environmental situation, including transportation. You might find these interviews to be interesting. The URL is http://china.blogs.nytimes.com/