2008 Beijing Olympic Games is coming soon. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Beijing Olympic Committee and the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau fulfill a new program to achieve China’s goal of a Green Olympics.

UNDP is providing four electric buses for use during the Olympic Games. The clean energy buses will be used as the official transportation for Olympic athletes between the Olympic Village and the Olympic sports arenas, and are part of an overall fleet of 50 electric buses that will be used by the Beijing Government. Apart from helping to achieve low-carbon approaches to Olympic venue operation, UNDP seeks to use the Olympics as a platform for raising awareness of the general public on the options for sustainable public transport in China. UNDP is pleased to be leading this initiative together with its partner UN agencies in China.