Clean energy vehicle development contributes to China's green efforts

STORY: Clean energy vehicle development contributes to China's green efforts DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: JINZHONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of methanol trucks 2. various of gas station 3. various of Methanol Automobile Industrial Park in Shanxi Province 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YAO CHUNDE, Professor at Tianjin University 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SONG ZHAOHUAN, CBO, Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group 6. various of traffic 7. various of solar panels and wind turbines STORYLINE: Since China announced its aim to peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, it has made great efforts to meet the target. One of the latest clean energy progress came from the country's coal-rich Shanxi Province. Chinese carmaker Geely delivered methanol hybrid sedans to the market in Jinzhong city at the end of August this year. Methanol, widely considered a clean and sustainable fuel, can greatly reduce harmful emissions and help imp