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Leading cities for new energy heavy-duty trucks
Five cities—Shenzhen, Beijing, Handan, Anyang, and Yangquan—deployed 73% of all new energy (NE) dump trucks and tractor trucks in China in 2020.
California’s in-use locomotive regulation
Summarizes how a regulation recently approved by the California Air Resources Board will push railroad companies to use cleaner locomotives and eventually achieve zero-emission operations in the state.
China’s Clean Diesel Action Plan: Phase II
Details the recently launched Action Plan for the Battle Against Diesel Truck Pollution.
China’s Clean Diesel Program: Benchmarking with international best practices and policy recommendations
Identifies a suite of diesel emission control strategies and policies for China to consider in the coming decades, based on a comparison with international best practices, and quantifies the emissions reduction potential of the proposed program.
Brazilian coastal shipping: New prospects for growth with decarbonization
Describes the potential to shift a share of Brazil’s cargo shipments from road to coastal shipping in the context of a new coastal shipping law.
Toward greener and more sustainable freight systems: Comparing freight strategies in the United States and China
Compares the past and present domestic freight systems and relevant policy efforts in China and the United States, with detailed analysis of the shipping patterns of coal, iron ore, and motor vehicles in both countries.
Opportunities and pathways to decarbonize China’s transportation sector during the fourteenth Five-Year Plan period and beyond
Assesses the potential for reducing climate pollutants in the transportation sector over the period of the 14th Five-Year Plan and beyond.
Freight in Brazil: An assessment and outlook for improving environmental performance
Profiles Brazil’s land-based freight sector and offers recommendations for greening overland freight operations.
