Research on Carbon Emissions of Road Traffic in Chengdu City Based on a LEAP Model

Junjie Wang, Yuan Li and Yi Zhang
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Junjie Wang: Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Yuan Li: Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China
Yi Zhang: Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chengdu 610041, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-15

Abstract: With the continuous increase in the number of vehicles, the proportion of carbon emissions from road traffic in cities has significantly increased, putting pressure on the overall carbon emission reduction of cities The implementation of low-carbon transportation has, therefore, become crucial to urban emission reductions. Based on the situation of vehicles in Chengdu, this study uses the LEAP model to construct a road traffic development scenario in Chengdu from 2020 to 2025. The research focuses on common greenhouse gases that contribute to carbon emissions such as CO 2 , N 2 O, and CH 4 from motor vehicles. With current policies being considered, we simulate and evaluate energy consumption and carbon emissions under two energy-saving and emission reduction scenarios: low carbon (LC) and strengthen low carbon (SLC). The results show that carbon emissions significantly improve under the LC scenario, and that the carbon emissions of the road traffic of Chengdu will peak before 2030 under the SLC scenario.

Keywords: road traffic; low-carbon planning; carbon peaking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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