Late July, Energy Foundation China and the Foreign Economic Cooperation Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment jointly held a workshop to identify policy gaps in the field of air quality for the next Five-Year Plan (2021–2015).

On July 25, 2019, an international workshop on vessel emission control areas was held in Beijing with support from Energy Foundation China.

2019年7月25日，由交通运输部交通规划研究院主办、能源基金会支持的“船舶排放控制区建立与实施国际研讨会”在北京举行。

Energy Foundation China supported a session on air pollution and health at the 2nd China Conference on Environment and Health and the International Workshop on Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Health held in Shenzhen from June 10 to 13, 2019.

With support from Energy Foundation China (EF China), more than 40 experts gathered in late April to launch the China Clean Air Policy Partnership (CCAPP) and hold its first steering committee meeting.

In February 2019, the Transport Planning Research Institute of China’s Ministry of Transport (MOT) shared the findings of a feasibility study on how to design and apply for an Emission Control Area (ECA) that will meet the requirements of the International Maritime Organization (IMO).

On November 19-20, the Center for Environmental Education and Communications of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (CEEC) hosted a workshop on “Defending the Blue Sky Through Strategic Communications” in Hengshui, Hebei province.

On November 19-20, the Center for Environmental Education and Communications of the Ministry of Environmental Protection (CEEC) hosted a workshop on “Defending the Blue Sky Through Strategic Communications” in Hengshui, Hebei province.

In January, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) imposed fines on two domestic truck makers—Tangjun and Kama—for selling vehicles that didn’t comply with emissions standards. These were the first-ever fiscal penalties levied by the ministry for auto emissions violations. The two companies were fined nearly $6 million total, or $14,000 per vehicle, for trucks that sold for an average of $7,000.

针对中国城市规划建设中凸显的问题，在能源基金会和能源创新有限公司支持下，卡尔索普事务所、宇恒可持续交通研究中心和高觅工程顾问公司，基于多年国内外低碳城市设计建设等经验和案例分析，整理发布《翡翠城市——面向中国智慧绿色发展的规划指南》，提出低碳城市十项开发原则，助力中国打造翡翠城市。