With its great dependency on fossil fuels, China faces a great challenge in reducing its greenhouse emissions and tackling its air pollution," said Patrick Haverman, deputy country director of the UNDP China. The United Nations has extended a development programme known as “ Accelerating the Development and Commercialisation of Fuel Cell Vehicles in China ” aimed at bolstering the growth and development of fuel cells . The programme represents the third phase of the UN Environmental Facility Fuel Cell Bus ##es initiative , the first two stages of which saw 12 fuel cell buses sent to China to be used during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and again during the 2010 Shanghai Expo .
The United Nations has extended a development programme known as “ Accelerating the Development and Commercialisation of Fuel Cell Vehicles in China ” aimed at bolstering the growth and development of fuel cells . The programme represents the third phase of the UN Environmental Facility Fuel Cell Bus ##es initiative , the first two stages of which saw 12 fuel cell buses sent to China to be used during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and again during the 2010 Shanghai Expo .