China has for the first time set a targeted timeline to roll out the use of ethanol in gasoline nationwide for cars, part of its efforts to clean up pollution and optimize¹ the country's energy mix.

我国首次设定了在全国范围内推广车辆使用乙醇汽油的时间表，这是我国清理污染、优化能源结构的部分举措。

According to a plan jointly² released by 15 government departments, including the National Development and Reform Commission, the National Energy Administration and the Ministry³ of Finance, the country will implement⁴ use of ethanol-added gasoline by 2020, while targeting the large-scale production of cellulose ethanol and the world-leading position in advanced liquid biofuel technologies by 2025.

根据国家发展改革委、国家能源局、财政部等15部委日前联合印发的一份方案，到2020年，我国将实现在全国范围内使用乙醇汽油；到2025年，力争纤维素乙醇实现规模化生产、先进生物液体燃料技术达到国际领先水平。

"The plan was unveiled as the country is pushing the use of biofuel, which is renewable, applicable and environmental-friendly. It is an ideal alternative to fossil fuel," a senior National Energy Administration official said.

国家能源局一位高级官员称：“该方案公布时，我国正在推动生物燃料的使用。生物燃料是可再生的、适用的、环境友好型的。它是化石燃料的理想替代品。”

The plan also said the government aims to build an ethanol production base in the country's northeast, without giving further details.

该方案还指出，政府计划在我国东北地区建设乙醇产业基地，但未透露更多细节。

China is the world's third-largest bioethanol producer and uses nearly 2.6 million tons a year.

我国是世界第三大生物燃料乙醇生产国，年使用量近260万吨。

Gasoline blended with ethanol accounts for one-fifth of its annual gasoline consumption.

乙醇汽油占到了全国年汽油消费总量的1/5。