# Green Transportation: Co-benefits for Climate, Air Quality, and the Economy ![EV](/sites/g/files/omnuum3496/files/styles/hwp_5_4__480x385/public/2026-04/AdobeStock_228820757.jpeg?itok=X7D6ufCx) #### calendar\_today Date and Time **April 27, 2026** 03:00PM - 04:00PM EDT #### pin\_drop Location **Pierce Hall Room 100F** [29 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 United States ]() Important: To access the seminar, please enter through the lobby doors of Maxwell Dworkin (33 Oxford Street). From there, take the stairs to the second floor and use the footbridge to cross over to Pierce Hall. [ RSVP Here arrow\_circle\_right ](https://forms.gle/L71sE5Jy3kquxTKF7) ![WU Ye](/sites/g/files/omnuum3496/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/2026-03/WU%20Ye.jpg?itok=KHbNMlt1) #### **A Harvard-China Project Research Seminar with WU Ye**, Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Executive Deputy Director, Beijing Laboratory of Environment Frontier, China **Abstract:** Electric vehicle (EV) promotion is a key strategy to improve air quality and address climate change. As the world’s largest manufacturer of EVs and batteries, China’s rapid development in both passenger and commercial fleets has also facilitated the global electrification transition. The promotion of electric vehicles must balance cost viability and environmental benefits, and notable variations across different use scenarios. Air quality benefits depend on the amount and spatiotemporal distribution of pollutant emission reductions, whereas climate benefits should be assessed from a life-cycle perspective across EV and battery supply chains. This talk will involve recent data research on real-world carbon footprints, air pollutant emissions, traffic activity, and cost to quantify the carbon reduction, pollution mitigation, and economic characteristics of EVs and batteries. Next, it will present case studies of two megacities, Shanghai and Chengdu, evaluating the air quality benefits and costs of different electric truck fleets informed by real-world usage data. For example, it will introduce the real case of road right policy design which has enhanced the economic competitiveness of electric trucks while generating considerable air quality improvements. **Speaker Bio:** [**Dr. WU Ye**](https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/enven/info/1036/1579.htm) has devoted more than 25 years to the research on characterizing and controlling vehicular pollution. He has developed multiple methods and technologies to support a sustainable transportation system by integrating advanced vehicle technologies, clean fuel systems and efficient traffic management. Before he joined Tsinghua University, he worked with the GREET team in Argonne National Laboratory during 2002-2007. He has published more than 100 papers in prestigious journals and played a key role in formulating 16 national and local standards and guidelines, which secured a more stringent and elaborate emission control for vehicles in China. Served as the technical chief scientist from the China consortium, he is leading a couple of national projects to develop ultra-low emission and zero carbon transportation strategies for national and local policymakers and stakeholders. *Sponsored by the Harvard-China Project on Energy, Economy, and Environment at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)* Questions? Contact [Kellie Nault](mailto:knault@fas.harvard.edu) See also:- [ Energy Systems ](/corresponding-research-pages/energy-systems) - [ Transportation and Urban Planning ](/transportation-and-urban-planning) - [ Seminar ](/event-type/seminar) - [ Energy Systems ](/research-area/energy-grid) - [ Transportation & Urban Planning ](/research-area/transportation-urban-environment) - [ Spring 2026 ](/semester/spring-2026) Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#) Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://chinaproject.harvard.edu/node/1611956/event-feed.ics) Copy link link