Ce3+ and Tb3+ doped LiGd(PO3)4 (LGP-CT) were synthesized with solid state reactions. The luminescence properties of Gd3+, Ce3+ and Tb3+ in LGP and energy transfer (ET) among these ions were investigated in detail. ET in Gd3+-Ce3+ and Gd3+-Tb3+ pairs is bidirectional. The luminescence lifetimes of Ce3+ and ET efficiency prove that unidirectional ET from Ce3+ to Tb3+ is very efficient. Efficient ET from Ce3+ to Tb3+ makes LGP-CT a promising green phosphor for fluorescent lamps. Optimized composition was experimentally determined to be 0.15 and 0.20 mol for Ce3+ and Tb3+, respectively. The integrated green emission intensity of LGP-Ce0.15T0.20 is 61.3% of commercial green phosphor LaPO4: Ce3+0.15, Tb3+0.20. However, synthesis temperature of the former is 500K lower than the latter. This provides LGP-CT an obvious advantage in the competition of commercial green phosphor for fluorescent lamps.