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China GEF Large City Congestion and Carbon Reduction Project

Abstract*

The development objective of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Large City Congestion and Carbon Reduction Project for China are to help establish a policy framework to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in large cities in China primarily through public transport development and travel demand management, and implement such policy framework in pilot cities so as to demonstrate its local and global benefits. The...

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Development Objective

The development objectives of the project are to help establish a policy framework to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in large cities in China primarily through public transport development and travel demand management, and implement such policy framework in pilot cities so as to demonstrate its local and global benefits. The Global Environmental Objective of the project is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions directly from a business-as-usual scenario through improved bus speeds and modal shifts to public and non-motorized transport in the three pilot cities, and indirectly through replication of the successful pilotactions that would be supported by central policy, strategy and technical guidelines developed under the project.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P127036

  • Closed

  • Weimin Zhou

  • People's Republic of China

  • China

  • May 16, 2012

  • (as of board presentation)

    March 29, 2013

  • September 2, 2013

  • US$ 114.18 million

  • Ministry of Transport

  • East Asia and Pacific

  • 2013

  • US$ 18.18 million

  • B

  • July 15, 2021

  • December 31, 2018

  • Yes

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
Borrower/Recipient 96.00
Global Environment Facility (GEF) 18.18

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment N/A
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment N/A
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount 18.18
Total Project Cost** 114.18

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

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Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Counterpart Funding Satisfactory 2018-12-24
Project Management Satisfactory 2018-12-24
Procurement Satisfactory 2018-12-24
Financial Management Satisfactory 2018-12-24
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory 2018-12-24
Summary Global Objective Rating Satisfactory 2018-12-24
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2018-12-24

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATORIMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-25-2019
OutcomesHighly Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank PerformanceSubstantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATORICR REVIEW: 09-30-2019PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome RatingHighly Satisfactory N/a
Risk To Development OutcomeN/a
Bank PerformanceSatisfactoryN/a
Borrower PerformanceN/a
Government PerformanceNot RatedN/a
Implementing AgencyN/a
Icr QualitySubstantialN/a
M&e QualitySubstantialN/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Adoption of the national policy framework by MOTValueNot yet existedEndorsed and adopted by MOT
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Reduction in urban transport-related GHG emissions in pilot cities – SuzhouValue0 (Actual 2.01 million ton)1.02 million tons (with Actual 2.79 million tons; 0.41 million tons (with Actual 3.39 million tons;
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018December 31, 2018
    Comment
  • Endorsement of the policy framework by at least 3 large citiesValue03
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Reduction in urban transport-related GHG emissions in pilot cities – ChengduValue0 (with Actual 3.17 million tons)1.33 million tons (with Actual 4.82 million tons; 0.63 million tons (with Actual 5.52 million tons;
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Increase in bus ridership and speeds during peak periods in project affected areas in pilot cities; and – Suzhou (Passenger per hour)Value170000.00255863.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Reduction in urban transport-related GHG emissions in pilot cities - HarbinValue0 (with Actual 2.78 million tons)0.48 million tons (with Actual 4.05 million tons; 0.40 million tons (with Actual 4.13million tons; B
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018May 14, 2019
    Comment
  • Increase in bus ridership and speeds during peak periods in project affected areas in pilot cities; and – Suzhou (km/h)Value21.2025.300.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • increase in bus ridership and speeds during peak periods in project affected areas in pilot cities; and - Chengdu (Passenger per hour)Value20000.0033300.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • increase in bus ridership and speeds during peak periods in project affected areas in pilot cities; and – Chengdu (km/h)Value13.0018.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • increase in bus ridership and speeds during peak periods in project affected areas in pilot cities; and – Harbin (Passenger per hour)Value64000.0094000.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • increase in bus ridership and speeds during peak periods in project affected areas in pilot cities; and – Harbin (km/h)Value18.0023.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • number of TA studies completed at national levelValue0.0014.0013.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of on-board information service devices procured in SuzhouValue0.004400.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of junctions upgraded in ChengduValue0.0055.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Length of bus dedicated lanes developed in HarbinValue0.006.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of city whose data is available on the national public transport databaseValue0.0031.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of parking spaces that adopt differential parking policy in SuzhouValue0.006000.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of electronic bus signs and variable message signs installed in ChengduValue0.00702.00500.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of TA studies completed in HarbinValue0.005.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of workshops heldValue0.0039.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of TA studies completed in SuzhouValue0.0012.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of TA studies completed in ChengduValue0.009.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of government officials and technical staff trainedValue0.002277.000.00
    DateMarch 29, 2013December 14, 2018
    Comment
  • Number of Case Studies updated on TransFORM platformValue0.00201.00200.00
    DateJanuary 1, 2016December 14, 2018December 31, 2018
    Comment