Decarbonizing China’s Road Transport Sector: Strategies toward Carbon Neutrality

Batch 1ChinaWRI

May 25

Written By WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

China’s road transport sector plays an important role in meeting carbon early peaking and carbon neutrality goals. This study examines how the sector might be decarbonized by modeling five scenarios using the LEAP model. This study aims to inform China road transport sector’s emission reduction target, identification of cost-effective measures that deliver on the sectoral emission reduction targets, facilitate low-carbon investments, and identification of decarbonization measures with air pollution reduction co-benefits.

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Strategy EvaluationCountry specificAll vehicle typesPublic policyClimate commitments

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