2015年3月17日下午，中国道路运输协会王丽梅副会长兼秘书长在交通运输部会见了以美国环保署Jim Blubaugh司长为团长的美方代表团。双方对中美气候变化工作组合作项目——中国绿色货运行动的深化合作事宜，进行了会谈。本次美方代表团来华参加中美两国政府联合主办的“中美气候变化工作会议”，中国绿色货运行动作为中美两国政府选定的合作项目，成为双方深入合作的重点领域。中国交通运输部运输司战榆林处长和中国道路运输协会国际合作部张光合主任参加了会谈；吉姆司长一行七人，来自美国环境保护署（EPA）和美国运输部（DOT）负责行业监管和节能减排工作的高级官员。
王丽梅副会长指出，在既往的合作中，美国环保署和运输部积极参与中国绿色货运行动（CGFI）的各项事务，为行动拓展国际合作、借鉴国际经验提供了支持。目前，CGFI在“三绿”（即绿色管理、绿色技术、绿色驾驶）理念的指导下，通过创新工作方式方法，推动行业绿色发展，经过我们推动各方参与的努力，目前政府、行会、企业、科研单位共同参与的格局基本形成。
王丽梅副会长向客人介绍了行动在以交通运输部为牵头单位的指导委员会指导和支持下，于2014年开展的各项工作进展情况，分析了行动目前需要克服和解决的挑战，并对下一阶段行动的计划进行了介绍。目前，行动已经取得了良好的基础和效果，下一阶段将以行动指导委员会审议通过的《中国绿色货运行动绿色企业标准》和《中国绿色货运行动绿色车辆标准》为依据，全面启动行业推广工作，同时加强绿色效果计量和数据采集方法的研究，重点推进货主与运输企业的合作，加强货主与运输企业合作双赢的机制，争取政府主管部门的支持更加具体化和更加有针对性。王丽梅副会长还向客人介绍了近期行动拟开展的各项活动，并对行动未来扩展至综合运输体系做了展望。
吉姆司长对CGFI作为中美气候变化工作组合作项目，在行业节能减排、促进行业绿色发展方面取得的成绩表示赞赏，对其推动中美合作所做的贡献表示感谢。吉姆司长回顾了行动于2014年召开的国际研讨会的成果及开展的SmartWay培训的情况，他对王会长提出的下一阶段行动设想表示赞同，并表达了进一步参与行动、支持行动深入发展的意愿。吉姆司长就双方讨论过程中共同关注的货主与运输企业合作事宜、以车辆轻量化及绿色轮胎为代表的车辆装备绿色技术问题、绿色节能驾驶业务培训和宣传事宜，以及其他双方共同关注的问题进行回应，他对以CGFI为合作平台，开展相关领域合作表达了积极的支持和参与的态度。
本次会议由战榆林处长主持。战处长指出，以CGFI为合作载体，加强中美对话，深化绿色货运领域合作，是双方共同的愿景，希望双方共同努力，加强联系，完成好中美领导人确定的各项合作事宜。
The CRTA Interviewed the Delegation from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
On March 17, 2015, Madam Wang Limei, the vice president and secretary general of China Road Transport Association (CRTA) met the delegation from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency at China’s Ministry of Transport. Both sides held talks about the climate change project of Sino-US Working Group.to deepen cooperation. China Green Freight Initiative (CGFI), as the selected cooperative project between two governments, has become the key area of both sides’ further cooperation.
Madam Wang Limei pointed out that in recent years, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took an active part in CGFI, which provided the support and reference for expanding international cooperation. During the meeting, Madam Wang Limei also briefed the working progress of CGFI in 2014 and analyzed the current challenges which should be overcome, and she also introduced the plan of next phase.
Currently, CGFI has laid a good foundation and has exerted effect and influence. In the next phase, CGFI is going to develop overall on the basis of The Green Freight Enterprise Standard and The Green Freight Vehicle Standard which were approved by the steering committee. At the same time, it would strengthen the research of green effect measurement and data collection method, carry out the research of profit-oriented mode which can bring upstream and downstream enterprises together, and also strive for the support of the government departments.
Jim Blubaugh, the director of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency appreciated achievement of CGFI on energy conservation and emission reduction. He expressed the positive attitude to participate in the further action of CGFI. During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on cooperation between shippers and transport enterprise, technology issues on green tire and lightweight vehicle, publicity and energy-saving driving training, etc.
This meeting was chaired by Zhan Yulin, the director of Freight and logistics management division of the department of transport of MOT. He said that, strengthening Sino-US dialogue as well as deepening cooperation in every field is a common vision of both sides. He hoped that both sides can work together to achieve the cooperative projects determined by China and United States governments.
