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1. Continuous improvement of the top-level design
The Ministry of Transport has continuously improved the environmental protection system, established standards, implemented norms, and carried out systematic
planning. It successively issued the Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Green, Circular and Low-Carbon Transportation, Master Plan for National
Highway and Waterway Transportation Environmental Monitoring Network, Special
Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pollution from Ships and Ports, Implementation Plan for Control Zones of Pollutant Discharge from Ships in Pearl River
Delta, Yangtze River Delta, and Bohai Rim (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei), the 13th FiveYear Plan for Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection in Transportation,
the Implementation Plan for Promoting the Ecological Progress in Transportation,
Opinions on Comprehensively Deepening the Development of Green Transportation,
and the Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening the Environmental Protection
and the Pollution Prevention and Control. All these serve as a baton for the green
development of transportation industry.
2. Accelerated restructuring of the transportation industry
In terms of regional transportation, the Ministry of Transport took the lead in formulating the Three-Year Action Plan for Advancing the Adjustment of Transport Structure (2018–2020) to promote the shift from highway to railway and waterway transportation of bulk cargo. According to statistics, in 2018, the national railway freight
volume reached 4.025 billion tons, up by 9.1% year-on-year or 337 million tons.
The railway freight volume increased by 10.8% in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and
surrounding areas, remained the same as the previous year in the Yangtze River
Delta region, and rose by 11.4% in the Fen-Wei Plain. The waterway freight volume
was 6.99 billion tons, up by 4.7% year-on-year. The highway transportation volume
of bulk cargo at coastal ports decreased by about 100 million tons. The railway-andwaterway coordinated transportation volume of containers at key ports increased by
25.5% year-on-year. In terms of urban transportation, efforts were made to vigorously promote the development of “transit metropolis” and urban green freight transportation, prioritize the development of subways, buses, and shared bicycles, and
encourage the public to opt for green commuting.
3. Vigorously promotion of the demonstration projects on green transportation infrastructure
First, with the special funds for energy conservation and emission reduction, 62
regional thematic demonstration projects on green, circular and low-carbon transportation have been carried out. Second, 63 pilot projects on environmental protection
in transportation were implemented, covering transportation environment monitoring
network, ecological construction and protection of major transportation infrastructure, among others. Third, 33 typical demonstration projects on green highway were
launched in three batches to build tourism roads. Fourth, efforts were made to promote
the construction of green ports and green waterways.
Q. Li
1. Continuous improvement of the top-level design
The Ministry of Transport has continuously improved the environmental protection system, established standards, implemented norms, and carried out systematic
planning. It successively issued the Guiding Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Green, Circular and Low-Carbon Transportation, Master Plan for National
Highway and Waterway Transportation Environmental Monitoring Network, Special
Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Pollution from Ships and Ports, Implementation Plan for Control Zones of Pollutant Discharge from Ships in Pearl River
Delta, Yangtze River Delta, and Bohai Rim (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei), the 13th FiveYear Plan for Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection in Transportation,
the Implementation Plan for Promoting the Ecological Progress in Transportation,
Opinions on Comprehensively Deepening the Development of Green Transportation,
and the Opinions on Comprehensively Strengthening the Environmental Protection
and the Pollution Prevention and Control. All these serve as a baton for the green
development of transportation industry.
2. Accelerated restructuring of the transportation industry
In terms of regional transportation, the Ministry of Transport took the lead in formulating the Three-Year Action Plan for Advancing the Adjustment of Transport Structure (2018–2020) to promote the shift from highway to railway and waterway transportation of bulk cargo. According to statistics, in 2018, the national railway freight
volume reached 4.025 billion tons, up by 9.1% year-on-year or 337 million tons.
The railway freight volume increased by 10.8% in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and
surrounding areas, remained the same as the previous year in the Yangtze River
Delta region, and rose by 11.4% in the Fen-Wei Plain. The waterway freight volume
was 6.99 billion tons, up by 4.7% year-on-year. The highway transportation volume
of bulk cargo at coastal ports decreased by about 100 million tons. The railway-andwaterway coordinated transportation volume of containers at key ports increased by
25.5% year-on-year. In terms of urban transportation, efforts were made to vigorously promote the development of “transit metropolis” and urban green freight transportation, prioritize the development of subways, buses, and shared bicycles, and
encourage the public to opt for green commuting.
3. Vigorously promotion of the demonstration projects on green transportation infrastructure
First, with the special funds for energy conservation and emission reduction, 62
regional thematic demonstration projects on green, circular and low-carbon transportation have been carried out. Second, 63 pilot projects on environmental protection
in transportation were implemented, covering transportation environment monitoring
network, ecological construction and protection of major transportation infrastructure, among others. Third, 33 typical demonstration projects on green highway were
launched in three batches to build tourism roads. Fourth, efforts were made to promote
the construction of green ports and green waterways.