This project is working with the Chinese government and non-govenrment agencies to assist cities develop and implement innovative low carbon strategies in order to reduce carbon emissions in line with the requirements of the 12th five-year plan. The cities (Guangzhou, Nanyang and Shanghai) are testing various strategoes, including redesign of buildings and pedestrian environments, transport systems (including the development of a neww generation of zero-emission buses and the associated new fuels required for this) and commercial and political governance over supply chains. The current investment in these projects is of the order of £2 billion.