IPE-研究报告

Total: 49

2026
Research Brief | Automotive-Steel and Aluminium Green Supply Chain Collaborative Carbon Reduction Research and Evaluation

The global automotive industry continues to thrive, delivering significant mobility benefits while generating substantial carbon emissions. Research indicates highlights the critical need to accelerate decarbonization across upstream supply-chain segments, esp. steel and aluminum. However, limited demand from automakers has constrained large-scale adoption of low-carbon raw materials. Overcoming this bottleneck requires heightened awareness and coordinated support from all stakeholders. In view of this, in 2025, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) and Green Jiangnan, together with nine other environmental organizations, jointly launched the “Auto Carbon Scan” campaign. With the support of several foundations, IPE has also conducted study on the 'Automobile-Steel and Aluminum Green Supply Chain Collaborative Carbon Reduction'. The study focuses on motivating the automotive industry to publicly disclose supply chain carbon reduction targets, implement low-carbon procurement requirements, and incentivize hard-to-abate industries such as steel and aluminum smelting to accelerate the production and supply of low-carbon products.
Publication Date：2026-05-05
2026
Responsible Transition Minerals Calls for Greater Transparency

As the global transition to renewable energy accelerates, demand for transition minerals is surging. Their extraction and processing entail significant environmental costs and potential social ripple effects, posing a shared challenge for global climate governance. From an ecological perspective, this report systematically reviews the environmental impacts across the transition mineral lifecycle. It also examines how stakeholders—including governments, industry associations, supply chain leaders, and civil society—engage in environmental governance and disclosure. Finally, it offers recommendations to enhance environmental transparency across transition mineral supply chains.
Publication Date：2026-04-10
2026
Automotive Product Carbon Footprint Report (III): Volvo's High Average Carbon Footprint Raises Questions About Alignment with Its Own Climate Goals

In 2025, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) and Green Jiangnan, together with nine other environmental organizations, jointly launched the “Vehicle Carbon Footprint Snap” campaign. The active participation of Blue Map App users unlocked the product carbon footprints of more than 280,000 vehicles via street snap, revealing total emissions exceeding 10.26 million tons of CO?. Notably, Volvo Cars' average carbon footprint of the photographed models was 306 grams per kilometer, higher than that of 89.3% of brands in the observed sample. To accelerate low-carbon transformation of China’s automotive sector and provide consumers with more environmentally sustainable choices, the eleven environmental organizations collectively sent an open letter to leading automakers. Several Chinese and international brands responded constructively and engaged in dialogue and exchanges. However, Volvo has yet to provide any response to date.
Publication Date：2026-03-19
2026
CPCD Interview | Street Snap Photos of 110,000 Vehicles Reveal 4.12 Million Tons of Carbon Footprints: Mercedes-Benz "Named and Shamed", Remains Silent. Why Did Its Carbon Footprints Increase Instead of Decrease?

The "Vehicle Carbon Footprint Snap" campaign has sparked questioning: Why is the carbon footprint of Mercedes-Benz cars consistently high? Which sector of production has a greater impact on a vehicle's carbon footprint? Why do cars that look extremely similar have such vastly different carbon footprints in different market contexts? What is the current situation and what are the problems regarding carbon footprint management in Chinese automotive enterprises? How should work proceed in the future? To address these questions, CPCD invited special guests Ma Jun, Director of the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) and Ning Lizhe, automotive industry practitioner for an interview.
Publication Date：2026-01-13
2025
Automotive Product Carbon Footprint Report (II): Emissions Rise Despite Climate Pledges? Mercedes-Benz Remains Silent on Supply Chain Concerns

In 2025, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) and Green Jiangnan, together with 9 other environmental organizations, jointly launched the "Automotive Carbon Footprint Snap" campaign. Netizens on the Blue Map app participated actively, unlocking the product carbon footprints of over 110,000 vehicles through street photography, totaling over 4.12 million tons of carbon emissions. Among them, the total carbon emissions of Mercedes-Benz vehicles exceeded 270,000 tons, standing out significantly among hundreds of Chinese and foreign automotive brands. To accelerate the low-carbon transformation among automakers in China and to provide consumers with greener products, 11 environmental organizations jointly sent a letter to a group of leading brands. Some Chinese and foreign automakers responded positively, engaging in exchanges and discussions with the environmental organizations on relevant issues. However, regrettably, Mercedes-Benz has yet to make any response.
Publication Date：2025-12-16
2025
Photovoltaic Enterprise Environment and Low-Carbon Evaluation Report 2025

In July 2025, the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE) and the Green Jiangnan co-released the "Photovoltaic Enterprise Environment and Low-Carbon Evaluation Report 2025". The report revealed that leading enterprises such as LONGi, Jinko Solar, and Tongwei are actively advancing low-carbon transformation. While environmental information disclosure in the photovoltaic industry has improved and the use of green electricity has grown significantly, carbon emissions in the sector continue to rise. The report recommends that leading companies strengthen decarbonization across their industrial chains to make greater contributions to energy transition both in China and globally.
Publication Date：2025-07-29
2025
BYD, Geely, and GWM in the Spotlight: Who is Green and Low-Carbon?

The debate between BYD, Geely Auto, and Great Wall Motors (GWM) has drawn significant attention. The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE) conducted an analysis of the three automakers' low-carbon and environmental performance based on publicly available data. IPE recommends that BYD, Geely Auto, and GMW leverage their industry leadership amid fierce market competition to reduce their environmental impact and carbon footprint from operation. IPE also calls for the automaker to drive core suppliers to start with environmental compliance, assess their carbon emissions baseline, set science-based decarbonization targets, and implement energy-saving and emission-reduction measures.
Publication Date：2025-07-17
2024
Automotive-Steel and Aluminum Green Supply Chain Collaborative Carbon Reduction Research and Evaluation Report

Transportation industry accounts for 16% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with the processing and manufacturing of raw materials as emission hotspots. At the same time, the steel and aluminum smelting industries are major contributors to China's industrial carbon emissions. The automotive industry urgently needs to innovate and explore pathways for collaborative carbon reduction with suppliers, to incentivize and accelerate the innovation and application of low-carbon green technologies, and to drive the low-carbon transition of steel and aluminum enterprises. With the support of the Energy Foundation, IPE conducted research on the 'Collaborative Decarbonization of Automotive, Steel, and Aluminum Green Supply Chains'. The research focuses on engaging the automotive industry to set and disclose supply chain carbon reduction targets, implement low-carbon procurement requirements, and incentivize hard-to-abate industries such as steel and aluminum smelting to accelerate the production and supply of low-carbon products, thereby assisting the automotive industry's decarbonization process, supporting China's 'dual carbon' goals, and contributing to global climate change governance.
Publication Date：2024-12-13

Research Brief | Automotive-Steel and Aluminium Green Supply Chain Collaborative Carbon Reduction Research and Evaluation

Responsible Transition Minerals Calls for Greater Transparency

Automotive Product Carbon Footprint Report (III): Volvo's High Average Carbon Footprint Raises Questions About Alignment with Its Own Climate Goals

CPCD Interview | Street Snap Photos of 110,000 Vehicles Reveal 4.12 Million Tons of Carbon Footprints: Mercedes-Benz "Named and Shamed", Remains Silent. Why Did Its Carbon Footprints Increase Instead of Decrease?

Automotive Product Carbon Footprint Report (II): Emissions Rise Despite Climate Pledges? Mercedes-Benz Remains Silent on Supply Chain Concerns

Photovoltaic Enterprise Environment and Low-Carbon Evaluation Report 2025

BYD, Geely, and GWM in the Spotlight: Who is Green and Low-Carbon?

Automotive-Steel and Aluminum Green Supply Chain Collaborative Carbon Reduction Research and Evaluation Report

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