China is shifting long-haul freight from road trucking to rail and inland waterways to lower carbon emissions. While heavy truck electrification is slow, the government is leveraging its massive electrified rail network and green ports to reduce the transport sector's climate impact. Recent policy frameworks, including the 14th Five-Year Plan on Green Transportation, aim to create zero-emission freight corridors. These multimodal strategies are expected to provide a significant portion of China's annual transport emission reductions through 2050.
