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ANNUAL REPORT

2015

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TABLE OF CONTENTSAbout iCET..............................................................................................................................

Overview of iCET Program s..........................................................................................

Clean Transpor tat ion Transform ation...............................................................

Cl im ate-Sm ar t Pol icies and Pract ices..................................................................

Big-Data and Sustainabi l i ty........................................................................................

Cleantech Innovation...................................................................................................

M ajor Repor ts ..................................................................................................

H ighl ighted New Projects ..............................................................................

M ain Events.................................................................................................................

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Team M em bers........................................................................................................... 18

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Board of Director s & Advisors................................................................................

Par tners & Sponsors...................................................................................................

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ABOUT iCET

The Innovation Center for Energy and Transpor tat ion (iCET), a professional th ink tank in the areas of clean tr anspor tat ion, sustainable developm ent, and cleantech innovation, is an independent non-profi t organizat ion registered in Bei jing and Cal i forn ia. iCET?s m ission is to str engthen global col laborat ion and provide decision m akers at al l levels wi th the urgently needed innovative solut ions to solve the energy, envir onm ent, and cl im ate cr ises am id our fast changing wor ld.

Over the years, iCET has carved out an un ique reputat ion as a leader in prom oting innovative clean energy and cl im ate pol icies in China and beyond. W e recognize the urgency of envir onm ental chal lenges and com m it to the values and pr inciples of innovation, sound scient i f ic r esearch, independence, and pract ical i ty. W e focus on tr ansform ational changes in technologies and pol icies, harness pr ivate-publ ic par tnership on problem solving, em brace green l i festyle and sustainable developm ent to cher ish our planet.

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W e do so through four core program s: The Clean Transpor tat ion Transform ation Program (form ed in 2006) aim s to accelerate the tr ansi t ion to low-carbon and clean vehicles through standards, pol icies, technology prom otion and consum er engagem ent; The Cl im ate -Sm ar t Pol ices and Pract ices Program (form ed in 2008) faci l i tates carbon ?M easurable, Repor table and Ver i f iable (M RV)? Pr inciple on the corporate and governm ent levels through fr ee on l ine repor t ing tool and tr ain ings; The Cleantech Innovation Program (form ed in 2012) creates on l ine and off l ine m ul t i -stakeholder platform s for advancing clean technology col laborat ion and innovation am ong China, U.S. and beyond; and The Big-Data & Sustainabi l i ty Program is our new in i t iat ive dedicated to a Live-Cycle m ethodology developm ent for jum p-star t ing new generat ion of groundbreak ing approaches to m easure, m onitor , and repor t greenhouse gas (GH G) em issions and cr i ter ia pol lut ions fr om diverse em ission sources and industr ial processes on real-t im e real-data basis.

Al l of iCET?s four program s are in ter -connected and enable innovative pol icy designs and break through technological solut ions to control , r educe and eventual ly el im inate em issions with unprecedented effect iveness and eff iciency.

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CLEAN TRANSPORTATION TRANSFORM ATION PROGRAM

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iCET?s Clean Transpor tat ion Transform ation Program ?s (CTTP) m ission is to dram atical ly r educe fossi l energy use and carbon em issions, br ing back blue sky and prom ote sustainable m obi l i ty through in tel l igent decision m ak ing by consum ers and decision-m akers enabled by sound scient i f ic in form ation and big data analyt ics. The chal lenges we address are three-fold:

As the wor ld's largest and fastest growing auto m arket and oi l consum ption base, China?s shi ft towards cleaner m eans and sources of tr anspor tat ion has the potent ial to shape the future of global m obi l i ty. Our m ission, therefore, str ives to create h igh-im pact r esul ts through engaging the fol lowing stakeholders:

Gover n m en t deci si on m ak er s to develop effect ive pol icies, standards and tools on clean tr anspor tat ion system , new energy vehicles and in fr astructures.

Con sum er s are wel l in form ed and be able to m ake in tel l igent decisions on green purchasing and tr avel choices.

Autom ak er s are m otivated to m ake cleaner and innovative products, and held accountable for envir onm ental per form ance of their products.

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CTTP develops innovative approaches and tools for advancing clean tr anspor tat ion tr ansform ation, engages m ul t i -stakeholders to achieve our shared vision, and com bines the best in ternat ional pract ices with sound scient i f ic analyses sui ted to local condi t ions. Our key work areas are:

Cl ean er Car s an d Fuel s - Lower ing fuel consum ption rate of conventional vehicle f leet dram atical ly to the 5L/100km target and prom oting sustainable biofuels.

NEVs an d Fu tu r e Car s - Developing a BestEV evaluat ion system and in tr oducing Cal i forn ia Zero-Em ission Vehicle (ZEV) credi t t r ading program for enhancing NEV supply and clean tr anspor tat ion innovation.

Sm ar t & Sustai n abl e M obi l i ty - Developing China Urban Transpor t Em issions Calculator (CUTEC) toolk i ts. Pioneer ing Big-Data Live-Cycle analysis using Uber and Taxi f leet data in a pi lot project.

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CLIM ATE SM ART POLICIES AND PRACTICES PROGRAM

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Clim ate change is one of the wor ld?s greatest chal lenges, br inging to l ight the urgent need for innovative solut ions. The cl im ate cr isis r equires the wor ld to r apidly deplore new technologies, r eform i ts exist ing business m odel and foster new social r esponsibi l i ty fr om corporat ions and ordinary ci t izens.

The Cl im ate-Sm ar t Pol icies and Pract ices focuses on innovative  approaches that iCET is developing to address cl im ate chal lenges: to str engthen greenhouse gas em ission data m anagem ent and M RV capabi l i ty, and prom ote in ternat ional col laborat ion on cl im ate-sm ar t technology innovations:

Chi n a Cl i m ate Regi st r y

Establ ish ing a robust greenhouse gas m easurem ent, r epor t ing and ver i f icat ion (M RV) m echanism is the foundation and bui lding block for any cl im ate pol icies and act ion plans. iCET?s China Cl im ate Registr y (CCR) is the f i r st on l ine voluntar y GH G registr at ion and educational system (www.ChinaCl im ateRegistr y.org) for governm ents, com m unit ies, and  business to calculate and repor t their carbon inventor ies and footpr in t.

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Shar i n g In ter n at i on al Best Pr act i ces

Conduct ing carbon Cap-and-Trade research and in tr oducing Cal i forn ia?s Landm ark Cl im ate Legislat ion (AB32) and Transfer of Best Pract ices to China.

In t r oduci n g Cal i for n i a?s Zer o-Em i ssi on Veh i cl e (ZEV) Cr ed i ts an d Tr ad i n g M echan i sm an d i ts Poten t i al Su i tabi l i ty for Ch i n a

In tr oducing the innovative Cal i forn ia ZEV-Credi ts program and evaluat ing i ts effect iveness through a case study of the wor ld?s leading electr ic autom aker Tesla M otors, exper t in ter views, quanti tat ive im pact assessm ents, and extensive m eta-analysis.

Studyi n g Cr ed i t Tr ad i n g M echan i sm for Low -Car bon Tr an spor tat i on

Invest igat ing credi t and carbon m arket tr ading m echanism am ong fuel consum ption standards, ZEV credi ts and carbon m arket cap-and-tr ade system .

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BIG DATA AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM

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On Decem ber 7th 2015, iCET presented i ts vision for ?Transpor tat ion in the Era of Big Data: Applying Live-Cycle? M ethodology Fram ework on the Developm ent of Big Data Analyt ical Studies for Urban Transpor tat ion  System ? at the UN Fram ework Cl im ate Change Conference (COP21) in Par is, attr act ing broad in terest fr om m any in ternat ional organizat ions. The plan has received suppor t fr om the National Geographic Society through a grant via i ts Air and W ater Conservat ion Fund in China.

The em ergence of ?Big-Data?, ?Cloud-Com puting? and ?Vehicle Connect ivi ty? in r ecent years have created new data resources and the technical capaci ty to capture and ver i fy tr anspor tat ion act ivi ty data in r eal t im e. iCET is prom oting a publ ic-pr ivate col laborat ion using big-data presented as new deep visibi l i ty weapon to quanti fy GH G im pacts on envir onm ent and econom y and m eet urban tr anspor tat ion and cl im ate change chal lenges. Live-Cycle? approach includes the fol lowing three pi l lar elem ents:

Bi g-Data En abl ed M RV

M RV (M easur ing, Repor t ing, and Ver i f icat ion) protocol is the foundation to quanti fy and ver i fy the envir onm ental im pact caused by m obi le em ission sources. Live-Cycle? approach could one day replace tr adi t ional m ethods of r elying on sam ple stat ist ics and lab test (test-cycle) in form ation, thus usher ing in an era of big data that is based on real-t im e, accurate, and l i fe-cycle in form ation.

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M easur i n g (an d ?r an k i n g?) ?Sustai n abi l i ty?

Live-Cycle? m ethodology wi l l al low ?sustainabi l i ty? to be m easured and quanti f ied in the real-wor ld condit ion. Through deep visibi l i ty and quanti f icat ion analysis of the im pacts of individual act ivi t ies, Live-Cycle? wi l l help decision-m akers develop m ore com prehensive and eff icient low carbon plans and pol icies, as wel l as str ategies for sustainable urban developm ent and better solut ions for socio-econom ic and environm ental problem s.

En abl i n g Eco-System Dyn am i c An al yt i cs

Live-Cycle? m ethodology in tegrates real-t im e urban tr anspor tat ion data fr om var ious ICT platform s to gain deep visibi l i ty of urban system dynam ics. In par t icular , r ide-hai l ing service providers have accum ulated r ich val idated tr ip data that can enable in-depth analysis of tr avel behavior and tr aff ic dynam ics. Precise m easurem ent using accountable and audi table data gives pol icy m akers and ci ty planners a crucial tool to accurately quanti fy behavioral im pacts on envir onm ent, society and econom y, thereby un lock ing capaci ty for effect ive sustainabi l i ty act ions.

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CLEANTECH INNOVATION PROGRAM

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As the wor ld?s largest carbon em itter , fastest growing econom y, and hom e to m any of the wor ld?s m ost pol luted ci t ies, China is constant ly look ing to col laborate with global cleantech leaders for prom oting i ts sustainable developm ent. In the Fal l of 2012, wi th suppor t fr om strategic par tners in both China and the US, iCET created i ts Cleantech Innovation Program , in order to ident i fy and prom ote clean technology pol icies, pract ices, and business solut ions in China through global m ul t i -stakeholder col laborat ion.

U.S.-Ch i n a Cl ean tech Cen ter

The U.S.-China Cleantech Center (UCCTC) is a join t-par tnership program between iCET and the U.S. Depar tm ent of Com m erce dedicated to prom oting U.S. clean energy and environm ental protect ion technologies and best pract ices to China. UCCTC br ings together leaders fr om top com panies and the sustainabi l i ty f ield to network , prom ote and seek out new clean technologies, and shape the green future.

Tech Ban k

W e have created a Tech Bank covers 8 clean technology sector s: New Energy, Energy Eff iciency, Clean Transpor tat ion, Recycl ing, Energy Storage/Distr ibut ion, New M ater ials, W aste/Pol lut ion Treatm ent, M onitor ing and Analysis. This on l ine clean technology solut ions platform is designed to prom ote deep technical cooperat ion between U.S. and China, and provides 7

im m ediate access to the people and resources crucial in turn ing China?s pressing energy and environm ental chal lenges in to par tnership oppor tun i t ies for pr ivate and publ ic sector stakeholders.

Gr een m ak er Space

Greenm aker Space is a cross-border incubation program del iver ing m entorship and education to suppor t U.S. and Chinese innovative cleantech star tups. This Cross-border Incubation Eco-system for m entor -dr iven technology innovation and m arket val idat ion, offer s U.S. and Chinese f i rm s access to the resources and connect ions cr i t ical to com m ercial izing and growing their clean energy and environm ental ideas and technologies.

Ci ty Par tn er sh i p

W ith h igh envir onm ental technology dem ands fr om China, we developed strategic par tnerships with several Chinese ci t ies and business distr icts : Tian jin , Dongying, Yixing , Changzhou, and Zhuhai to nam e a few. Through high level industr y exchanges, capaci ty bui lding workshops, and environm ental protect ion technologies and m anagem ent tr ain ing, we assist ci ty governm ents, local industr ial insiders in im proving their knowledge on clean technology, encourages the adoption of r elevant pol icies and best pract ices, and prom otes oppor tun i t ies for com m ercial green technology exchange.

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BestEV: Bottom Up EV Rank ing for Inspir ing EV Com m ercial izat ion

Local and nat ional pol icym akers have taken agressive steps to spur consum ers' in terests to accelerate NEV com m ercial izat ion. Despi te their effor ts, however , publ ic knowledge and m arket supply of h igh-qual i ty EVs have rem ained sluggish. The BestEV project aim s to create an innovative evaluat ion m ethodology and consum er engagem ent platform to increase publ ic knowledge and awareness on EVs per form ance and qual i ty issues, producing data-dr iven,and consum er exper ience-based rank ing system .

The BestEV project com m enced in August 2015 and receives str ong suppor t fr om the Energy Foundation. A tr ansparent scient i f ic m ethodology was developed in consul tat ion with 28 exper ts, a steer ing com m ittee was form ed including m ajor EV and auto related m edia out lets, corporat ions, un iversi t ies and research inst i tut ions. M arket ing plan for branding and outreach developm ent guidel ines was form ed through consul tat ion with var ious stakeholders.

H IGH LIGH TED NEW PROJECTS

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Chi n a Ur ban Tr an spor t Em i ssi on s Cal cu l ator (CUTEC):

Sim ple and accessible tool for m easur ing tr anspor t em issions and assessing pol icy

Recognizing the role tr anspor t plays in China?s severe air qual i ty issues, the central governm ent r ecently in tr oduced several str ong m it igat ion targets. In the pr ivate tr anspor t sector , pol icies tr anslate to an overal l energy consum ption in tensi ty r educt ion of 6%, and a carbon in tensi ty r educt ion of 7%, reduct ion of average PM 10 by 10% between 2012 and 2017 in m ajor ci t ies, a PM 2.5 reduct ion target of 15 - 25% in three str ategic cor r idors of econom ic developm ent (the Bei jing-Tian jin-H ebei cor r idor , the Yangtze River Del ta cor r idor and the Pear l River Del ta cor r idor ). Subsequently, local governm ents are seek ing evidence-based tools for in form ing effect ive tr anspor t pol icy. iCET in i t iated the creat ion of a tool that wi l l enable ci ty pol icym akers to m ake clear ly in form ed choices on effect ive m ethods to r educe vehicle em issions as a step towards lower CO2 em issions and better air qual i ty (including CO, H C, PM 2.5, NOx, CO2, SOx and PM 10). In the Shenzhen pi lot study, CUTEC dem onstrated the capabi l i ty of assessing the potent ial im pact of di fferent pol icy opt ions and scenar ios. In 2016 the tool wi l l be expanded to include real-wor ld em ission factor s through col laborat ion with the new LiveCycle? Fram ework Developm ent r ecently announced by iCET.

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Bi g Data In for m i n g Tr an spor t Deci si on -M ak i n g:

Live-Cycle? Fram ework Developm ent

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On Decem ber 7th 2015, Dr. Feng An presented iCET?s vision for ?Transpor tat ion in the Era of Big Data: Applying Live-Cycle? M ethodology Fram ework on the Developm ent of Big Data Analyt ical Studies for Urban Transpor tat ion System s? at the UN Fram ework Cl im ate Change Conference (COP21) in Par is, attr act ing broad in terest fr om in ternat ional organizat ions.

The Live-Cycle? fr am ework m ethodology has gained suppor t fr om the National Geographic Society due to i ts innovative ut i l izat ion of the GVC fram ework and big data analyt ics to conduct com prehensive, and dynam ic analysis of system s and behavior s using big volum e factual and real-t im e data. Through in-depth analysis of the im pact of individual act ivi t ies in the value chain system , the Live-Cycle? fr am ework m ethodology wi l l be able to help decision-m akers across di fferent sector s to develop m ore com prehensive and eff icient low-carbon plans and pol icies, as wel l as str ategies for sustainable urban developm ent and better solut ions for socio-econom ic and environm ental problem s.

?Transpor tat ion in the Era of Big Data: Publ ic-Pr ivate Cooperat ion on Transpor tat ion Data?, wi l l ser ve as an anchor project for ?Big Data and Sustainabi l i ty? and the Live-Cycle? fr am ework m ethodology, wi th in i t ial studies focusing on the urban tr anspor tat ion system in Chengdu, China. The project wi l l in tegrate real-t im e urban tr anspor tat ion data fr om var ious in form ation and com m unicat ions technology (ICT) platform s (such as Uber and other r ide-hai l ing apps, GPS, sm ar t ci ty appl icat ions, publ ic tr anspor tat ion system s, etc.) to gain a better understanding of the usage of tr anspor tat ion system s in the real wor ld.

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M AJOR REPORTS

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2015 Ch i n a Aver age Fuel Con sum pt i on Study Repor t (December 2015)

I t has been n ine years since China?s fuel consum ption standards went in to their im plem entat ion phase. Dur ing th is per iod, China?s dom estic average fuel consum ption im proved slowly fr om 8.16L/100km to 7.22L/100km with an average annual decrease of about 2%. The new phase IV standard wi l l be enfor ced star t ing fr om 2016, i t r equires a sharp fuel consum ption decrease of 2 L/100km in the next f ive years at an annual r ate of 6%. This r epor t ut i l izes key indicator s to analyze and tr ack the developm ent and tr end of China?s vehicle standard im plem entat ion for each and every autom akers in China, include dom estic brands, join t-ventures and im por t brands.

2015 Gr een Car Ch i n a An n ual Repor t (September 2015)

iCET?s 5th Green Car China repor t presents the top green per form ing m odels out of China's top 50 sel l ing cars of 2014, as wel l as top 10 green per form ing m odels in each of n ine di fferent car segm ents (hybr ids, sm al l , com pact, m id-size, large, luxury, SUV, M PV, spor ts car ). This year , the Toyota LEXUS CT200h achieved the best overal l green score. The China Green Car Rank ing received cont inuing suppor t fr om the United Nation Environm ental Program (UNEP) and China M in istr y of Environm ental Protect ion (M EP).

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Cal cu l at i n g Ur ban Tr an spor tat i on Em i ssi on s - Pr i vate Veh i cl es: Lesson s f r om exi st i n g tool s? devel opm en t , desi gn an d i m pl em en tat i on (August 2015)

This r epor t is designed to provide context to iCET?s City Transpor t Em issions Calculator and screen exist ing tr anspor t em issions m odel ing approaches avai lable in China and abroad, as wel l as best-pract ices and l im itat ions for m easur ing urban tr anspor t em issions. The calculator , which is being developed, is m eant to be sim ple to use, include state-of-the-ar t defaul t values, and be publ icly avai lable, both on l ine and through M oT?s clean urban tr anspor t planning lab.

Chi n a Real W or l d an d Cer t i f i ed Fuel Con sum pt i on Gap An al ysi s (July 2015)

Although the ?l ight vehicle fuel consum ption test m ethod" standard was released over ten years ago (in 2004) and l ight vehicle label ing regulat ion was released over f ive years ago (in 2010), m ost vehicles? actual fuel consum ption is h igher than the cer t i f ied fuel consum ption value. Today?s status is even m ore com plex, since there is l i t t le in form ation on actual fuel consum ption levels. iCET, in col laborat ion with China's BearOi l App, col lected over 210,000 val id sam ples of fuel consum ption levels r epor ted by dr ivers fr om var ious locat ions in China between 2008 and 2014. An average of the repor ted values was com pared with China?s fuel consum ption cer t i f icat ion. The analysis per form ed in th is study in tr oduces a novel attem pt to provide stakeholders with som e insights that could hereafter be m ore thoroughly studied.

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Zer o Em i ssi on Veh i cl e Cr ed i ts: Ch i n a Pr ogr am Desi gn In pu ts Br i ef (June 2015)

This br ief is m eant to inspire Chinese EV stakeholders to converse on the topic of ZEV program design and to determ ine an act ion plan for China. I t fol lows a previous iCET repor t descr ibed the Cal i forn ia ZEV program , evaluated i ts effect iveness through qual i tat ive and quanti tat ive research, and studied i ts h istor y and inception process. The work was in tr oduced to nat ional and local stakeholders in China, including the governm ent, academ ic, and pr ivate sector s, through workshops, r oundtables and m eetings. The process of stakeholder engagem ent was im por tant in i tsel f, as i t unvei led concerns and chal lenges facing a China-tai lored program .

2014-2015 Ch i n a an d In ter n at i on al Bi ofuel Regu l at i on s an d Pol i ci es Update Repor t (December 2015)

This r epor t provides an update on nat ional and in ternat ional biofuel pol icies and developm ents in 2014/2015, serving governm ent and industr y decision m akers? effor ts to prom ote China?s sustainable biofuels developm ent.

Biofuel?s pr ice is h ighly in fluenced by the oi l pr ice in China as wel l as global ly, which is why the h istor ic bottom pr ice of less than 40 dol lar s per bar rel posed great chal lenges to the biofuel industr y. H owever , the Chinese governm ent and the in ternat ional com m unity have encouraged the posi t ion ing of biofuels as al ternat ive low carbon fuel , especial ly in the tr anspor tat ion sector. Advanced technology biofuels instead of grain-based biofuels are becom ing the key focus, and China has recently canceled i ts subsidies for grain-based and is observing related global developm ents, such as the EU?s cap percentage for such fuels as renewable tr anspor tat ion fuels.

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Chi n a Gr een Car M ethodol ogy Update an d Repor t (Febr uar y 2015)

iCET?s China Green Car (CGC) rank ing system m ethodology is based on the Am er ican Counci l for an Energy-Eff icient Econom y (ACEEE)?s m ethodology, a global ly leading vehicle l i fe-cycle heal th and environm ent im pact assessm ent. As ACEEE updates i ts m ethodology year after year , and as China?s data inputs col lected by iCET also evolves rapidly, th is r epor t analyzes these changes and provides t im ely r evisions and updates. Fur therm ore, th is r epor t studied the l i fe-cycle em issions and heal th im pacts of electr ic vehicles (EVs) and included a new evaluat ion and rank ing m ethodology tai lored for EVs in China.   

The Ch i n ese Au tom ot i ve Fuel Econ om y Pol i cy (Febr uar y 2015)

iCET was invi ted by the Transpor t Division of the UNEP to contr ibute to the Global Fuel Econom y?s In i t iat ive (GFEI) on l ine database by com posing an updated version of the Chinese Autom otive Fuel Econom y Pol icy, for the second year in a row. M ost wi l l ingly, CTTP com posed the update br ief which was quick ly posted on the GFEI and UNEP related websi tes.

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M AIN EVENTS

BestEV M ethodology Exper t Consul tat ion M eeting (Decem ber 2015)

2015 Annual CAFC Repor t Release and Panel Discussion (Decem ber 2015)

ADB China Rai lway Em ission Reduct ion W orkshop (October 2015)

Green Car China 2015 Award Cerem ony (Septem ber 2015)

COP21 Press Conference: Innovation for a low-carbon future (Decem ber 2015)

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Global Clean Vehicle Sum m it (Septem ber 2015)

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M OU sign ing cerem ony with Bei jing Environm ental Exchange Center (Septem ber 2015)

Zero Em issions Vehicles (ZEVs) Bei jing Stakeholders Roundtable (M ay 2015)

H ybr id and EV Test Dr ive and Ride Day: Increasing Publ ic Awareness (Septem ber 2015)

Zero Em issions Vehicles (ZEVs) Shenzhen Stakeholders Engagem ent W orkshop (M arch 2015)

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U.S. - China Clean Air Technology Exchange M eetings (Septem ber 2015)

U.S. - China Cleantech Cooperat ion Event (Apr i l 2015)

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TEAM M EM BERS

Dr. Feng An

Executive Director

Liping Kang

Program M anager

Clean Transpor tat ion

Alex M orales

Senior Analyst

Big Data and Sustainabi l i ty

M aya Ben Dror

Program Director

Clean Transpor tat ion

Lanzhi Qin

Research Analyst

Clean Transpor tat ion

Li l i Zuo

Program Officer

Li Chen

IT Special ist

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Jeff H orowitz

Program Director

Cleantech Developm ent

Rainn ing Bao

Program M anager

Cleantech Developm ent

M aggie Liu

Program Officer

Cleantech Developm ent

Jingnan Zhou

Program Assistant

M engni Zhang

Program Assistant

Jennifer Jia

Com m unicat ion Officer

Em m a W ang

Program Officer

Clean Transpor tat ion/

Big Data and Sustainabi l i ty

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS & ADVISORS

Dr. Daniel Sper l ing

Acting Director of Energy Eff iciency Center , Founding Director of Inst i tute of Transpor tat ion Studies, UC Davis

Dr. Kebin H e

Dean and Professor of School of Environm ent, Tsinghua Universi ty

H al H arvey

CEO, Energy Innovation: Pol icy and Technology LLC

Kather ine Blum berg

Director , Cl im ate and H eal th Program s of the In ternat ional Counci l on Clean Transpor tat ion

Dr. Fuqiang Yang

Senior Adviser , Cl im ate, Energy and Environm ent for the NRDC

Linda Adam s

Form er Sectary of Environm ental Protect ion, Cal i forn ia EPA

Par tner of Cleantech Advocates

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El izabeth Econom y

Director , Asia Studies of the Counci l on Foreign Relat ions

Exper t on China-U.S. r elat ions

Dr. John DeCicco

Professor of Pract ice of School of Natural Resources and Environm ent Research Professor , Universi ty of M ichigan Energy Inst i tute

Junfeng Li

Director General of Cl im ate Change Strategy, National Developm ent and Reform Com m ission of China

Dr. Dadi Zhou

Vice Chairm an, China Energy Research Associat ion

Director , China Energy Econom y Professional Com m ittee

Dr. Bingl in Gu

17th President , Tsinghua Universi ty

M em ber , Chinese Academ y of Sciences

Jim D. Boyd

Form er Com m issioner of Cal i forn ia Energy Com m ission

President, Boyd Group Consul t ing

Lanzhi Qin

Research Analyst

Clean Transpor tat ion

Li Chen

IT Special ist

M aggie Liu

Program Officer

Cleantech Developm ent

David B. Sandalow

Form er Under Sectar y of Energy at the U.S. DOE

Inaugural Fel low at Colum bia Universi ty?s Center on Global Energy

Pol icy   

Dr. Feng An

Executive Director of Innovation Center for Energy and Transpor tat ion

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Spon sor s

Energy Foundation China

Rockefel ler Brothers Fund

H ewlett Foundation

United Kingdom Strategic Program Fund

Blue M oon Fund

National Geographic Society

U.S. Depar tm ent of Com m erce

M in istr y of Environm ental Protect ion of China

UN Sustainable Developm ent Com m ission

W or ld Bank

SEE Foundation

Pr oject Par tn er s an d Suppor ter s

United Nations Environm ent Program m e (UNEP)

Natural Resources Defense Counci l (NRDC)

Environm ental Protect ion Agency (EPA)

Cal i forn ia Environm ental Protect ion Agency (Cal-EPA)

Cal i forn ia Air Resources Board (CARB)

Internat ional Counci l for Clean Transpor tat ion (ICCT)

Argonne National Laborator y, US Dept of Energy (ANL)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laborator y, US Dept of Energy (LBNL)

Business for Social Responsibi l i ty (BSR)

Am er ican Counci l on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

The Cl im ate Registr y (TCR)

Southern Cal i forn ia Edison (SCE)

Environm ental Defense Fund (EDF)

Universi ty of Cal i forn ia Riverside

The Stern Review on the Econom ics of Cl im ate Change

E4tech Ltd.

Developm ent Research Center , State Counci l , China

National Inst i tute of Standardizat ion, Standardizat ion Adm in istr at ion of China

Vehicle Em ission Control Center , M EP China

Depar tm ent of Cl im ate Change, NDRC China

Energy Research Inst i tute, NDRC China

China Autom otive Technology and Research Center

Tsinghua Universi ty

PARTNERS AND SPONSORS

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Spon sor s

Energy Foundation China

Rockefel ler Brothers Fund

H ewlett Foundation

United Kingdom Strategic Program Fund

Blue M oon Fund

National Geographic Society

U.S. Depar tm ent of Com m erce

M in istr y of Environm ental Protect ion of China

UN Sustainable Developm ent Com m ission

W or ld Bank

SEE Foundation

Pr oject Par tn er s an d Suppor ter s

United Nations Environm ent Program m e (UNEP)

Natural Resources Defense Counci l (NRDC)

Environm ental Protect ion Agency (EPA)

Cal i forn ia Environm ental Protect ion Agency (Cal-EPA)

Cal i forn ia Air Resources Board (CARB)

Internat ional Counci l for Clean Transpor tat ion (ICCT)

Argonne National Laborator y, US Dept of Energy (ANL)

Lawrence Berkeley National Laborator y, US Dept of Energy (LBNL)

Business for Social Responsibi l i ty (BSR)

Am er ican Counci l on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

The Cl im ate Registr y (TCR)

Southern Cal i forn ia Edison (SCE)

Environm ental Defense Fund (EDF)

Universi ty of Cal i forn ia Riverside

The Stern Review on the Econom ics of Cl im ate Change

E4tech Ltd.

Developm ent Research Center , State Counci l , China

National Inst i tute of Standardizat ion, Standardizat ion Adm in istr at ion of China

Vehicle Em ission Control Center , M EP China

Depar tm ent of Cl im ate Change, NDRC China

Energy Research Inst i tute, NDRC China

China Autom otive Technology and Research Center

Tsinghua Universi ty

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