Study On The Formations Of Realizations And Carbon Emissions Trading For Low-carbon Road Transport

In the context of global warming, low-carbon economy has become a model of balanceddevelopment of economic growth and environmental protection that countries look for; it isthe manner of economic development, energy consumption and transformation of our way oflife. At the same time, emissions-reduction targets as binding targets are included into thelong-term planning of China’s social and economic development. Therefore, exhibition oflow-carbon transportation system is an important content for China to achieve a low-carboneconomy and the development of low-carbon road transports are the key to achievelow-carbon transportation.In this article, based on the theory of economics, transport economics, industrialeconomics, transportation planning, with low-carbon model of economic development asbackground, and requirements according to the transport of low-carbon economy, proposesChina’s basic ideas to achieving a low-carbon road transportation, clear connotations of alow-carbon road transportation, characteristics and influencing factors. The article servesfundamental requirement of low-carbon transportation with reducing emissions as the target,starting with analysis of factors closely related to road transport activities, including means oftransport, transport activities, consumption patterns, and related policies. This article hasconcluded four formations of low-carbon road transport realizations: technical carbonreduction, structural carbon reduction, consumer reduction carbon, and Institutional carbonreduction. In-depth study of the analysis of the four carbon reduction pathway, determined thedirection and content of research. Technical carbon reduction is the transformation andinnovation of new energy vehicle technology. Structural carbon reduction is the structuraladjustment of integrated transport systems, and road transportation efficiency. Consumercarbon reduction starts from the consumer’s point of view and builds a low-carbon transportconsumption pattern through situational analysis of processes and key factors which leads toconsumer transportation choices. Institutional carbon reduction is the basis of technicalcarbon reduction, structural carbon reduction and consumer carbon reduction, and considersthat the market mechanism is the most important factor in achieving road transportationcarbon emission reduction objectives. Institutional carbon reduction is also a fundamental approach to carbon emissions trading mechanism. Domestic and international carbon tradingmarket status and theoretical study of the carbon trading mechanism will eventually putforward the idea of the establishment of China’s road transport carbon emissions tradingmarket.Studies identified the principles of establishing China’s road transport carbon tradingmarket, which path to take and the integral components of the market. The market consists of:total road transportation carbon emissions control target, initial emissions allocationmechanism in road transport carbon trading, road transportation carbon emissions markettrading mechanism, main body of the road transportation carbon emissions trading market,transaction subject of the road transportation carbon emissions market, road transportationcarbon emissions market trading venues, construction of the safeguards related to the roadtransport carbon trading system, etc. These provide a theoretical basis for China’simplementation of road transportation carbon trading, surfacing important ideas and methodsfor saving energy and reducing emissions from the road transportation sector.