News I iCET is honored at Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting for excellence in transportation work in China
On September 21st – 23rd, The Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation (iCET) was recognized during the energy and environment keynote session of the Clinton Global Initiative’s 2010 Annual Meeting in New York. Dr. Feng An, Executive Director and President, represented iCET on stage in front of hundreds of NGO leaders, heads of state, and corporate executives, for an announcement about iCET’s commitment to develop low-carbon transportation policies in China with an emphasis on electric vehicle development and low-carbon fuel standards. iCET joined the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in April of 2010 as a complimentary member. As such, iCET is expected to develop and follow-through on a “commitment,” using CGI’s vast network of NGOs, businesses, and governments to implement its plan of action. iCET made two commitments at the CGI meeting.
The first was to introduce best practices in low-carbon transportation policy to China by developing and promoting carbon emission calculation methodologies; training government officials in what low carbon transportation means; working with corporations to evaluate their products’ greenhouse gas (GHG) intensities (and helping to find ways to decrease those intensities); introducing policies such as more aggressive fuel economy standards and low carbon fuel standards in China; and generating and promoting information about “green” vehicles for the Chinese government and consumers.
The second commitment was to build capacity in China for GHG measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) by establishing the Energy and Climate Registry (ECR) – a first-ever web-based voluntary reporting platform in China and by recruiting multinational and domestic companies to join and “test drive” the ECR. The ECR will set clear, internationally-based standards for corporate based inventory reporting in China. It will provide a full protocol and software to register in Chinese and will encourage companies to set reduction targets. iCET is working with local NGO and government partners in China to implement these commitments in China.
