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The Rise of Green Freight in Asia

Yan Peng
China Director Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia)
ADB Transport Forum 2012 Manila, Philippines 8 November 2012

Outline
1. The Rise of Green Freight in Asia
o o The Famous GZ Pilot Project (2008-2009) Scaling up:
From city to Province Going National

Rolling out: Going Regional

2. Initial Findings

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China Case: The Rise of Green Freight Development in Asia

Green Freight China Seminars

Expert Group Logistics Institutions and Policy Study

Government Steering Committee

Low Carbon City Freight in Wuhan

Tech. Demo on 1200 trucks

Study Tours to US and Europe

Guangdong International Green Freight Fair

Ministry of Transport

Guangdong GEF Green Freight Demonstration Project Other

Green Freight China Program design

Ministry of Environment Guangdong Province

Guangzhou Green Trucks Pilot Project

http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/projects/GreenFreightChinaProgram

Scaling up: going national (1) Design national framework for green freight
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
Builds on 12th FYP and existing efforts in China Fill gaps: policy, institutional, stakeholder cooperation Can be used as a model for other developing countries in Asia

Logis4cs Partnerships
Technologies

Green Freight China Program Financing

Knowledge & Capacity

Source: CAI-Asia http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/projects/GreenFreightChinaProgram

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Scaling Up: going national (2) Identify partners for scaling up

Ministry of Transport logo Ministry of Environment logo

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Scaling up: going national (3) CGFI -1st National GF Program in Asia

China Green Freight Initiative Launched on 18 April 2012 in Beijing, China. This is the first national program let by a national government, which heads a multi-agency committee to address institutional challenges on green freight and logistics sector.( http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/node/8335 )

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CGFI (1): Institutionalize Green Freight China Program (2011-2012)

Ins2tu2onal mechanisms for MOT support and more eec4ve coordina4on and communica4on with mul4 stakeholders Recommend veried energy saving technologies to companies Scale up best prac2ces in the road transport industry

MOT, NDRC, MEP MIIT, Other ministries

Steering Group

Input requests

Briefing papers

Key Chinese ins4tu4ons, CAI-Asia, USEPA, World Bank, others

Expert Group

Stake- holders

CRTA, RIOH (MOT) and CAI-Asia

Source: CAI-Asia http://cleanairinitiative.org/portal/projects/GreenFreightChinaProgram 7

CGFI (2): Open Platform for Stakeholders: Annual Seminar 2012

-High Level -International -Private Sector -Academe -NGOs

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CGFI (3): Guidelines

Objectives
Promoting green transport and sustainable development in the Chinese road freight transport industry Assisting the Chinese governmental departments and road freight transport enterprises in speeding up the upgrade of industry and transforming the industrial development pattern L.M. Wang
VP/SG,CRTA

Key Components:
Green Technology Green Management Green Driving
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CGFI(4): Priorities of CGFI 2013-2014

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 Banding

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Rolling out: Going regional (1): obtaining Asian government commitment

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
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Rolling out: Going regional (3): 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
www.greenfreightandlogistics.org

Founding members:

Secretariat:

Initial Findings (1)

1. Green freight and logistics: critical for a green economy 2. Avoid first: Avoid-Shift and Improve all are essential, but avoid is most important, need to bring in supply chain management (both procurement and distribution) 3. Co-benefits: Significant potential for fuel efficiency, fuel costs and emissions reductions 4. Regional coordination can ensure consistency between programs

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Initial Findings(2)
5. Private sector involvement critical for success
building confidence and trust in technology essential innovative solutions: high cost vs. affordability, copyright vs. cooperation due procedure for local application of new technologies

6. TRUST Partnership: National programs, through transparent and inclusive partnership building, to be established step-by-step to ensure broad stakeholder involvement and ownership