Inventory and Policy Reduction Potential of Greenhouse Gas and Pollutant Emissions of Road Transportation Industry in China

Ye Li, Lei Bao, Wenxiang Li and Haopeng Deng
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Ye Li: Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the State Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
Lei Bao: Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the State Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
Wenxiang Li: Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the State Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China
Haopeng Deng: Key Laboratory of Road and Traffic Engineering of the State Ministry of Education, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, China

Sustainability, 2016, vol. 8, issue 12, 1-19

Abstract: In recent years, emissions from the road transportation industry in China have been increasing rapidly. To evaluate the reduction potential of greenhouse gas and pollutant emissions of the industry in China, its emission inventory was calculated and scenario analysis was created for the period between 2012 and 2030 in this paper. Based on the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP) model, the development of China’s road transportation industry in two scenarios (the business-as-usual (BAU) scenario and the comprehensive-mitigation (CM) scenario) was simulated. In the Comprehensive Mitigation scenario, there are nine various measures which include Fuel Economy Standards, Auto Emission Standards, Energy-saving Technology, Tax Policy, Eco-driving, Logistics Informatization, Vehicle Liquidation, Electric Vehicles, and Alternative Fuels. The cumulative energy and emission reductions of these specific measures were evaluated. Our results demonstrate that China’s road transportation produced 881 million metric tons of CO 2 and emitted 1420 thousand tons of CO, 2150 thousand tons of NO x , 148 thousand tons of PM 10 , and 745 thousand tons of HC in 2012. The reduction potential is quite large, and road freight transportation is the key mitigation subsector, accounting for 85%–92% of the total emission. For energy conservation and carbon emission mitigation, logistics informatization is the most effective method, potentially reducing 1.80 billion tons of coal equivalent and 3.83 billion tons of CO 2 from 2012 to 2030. In terms of air pollutant emission mitigation, the auto emission standards measure performs best with respect to NO x , PM 10 , and HC emission mitigation, and logistic informatization measure is the best in CO emission reduction. In order to maximize the mitigation potential of China’s road transportation industry, the government needs to implement various measures in a timely and strict fashion.

Keywords: emission inventory; reduction potential; Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP); road transportation industry; mitigation policy; logistic informatization; auto emission standards (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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