Weicong Wu

School of Nuclear Science, Energy and Power Engineering, Shandong University

Abstract：

As global climate change intensifies, countries are paying increasing attention to controlling and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. China has set the "dual carbon" goals of peaking carbon emissions by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality by 2060. Transportation is a major source of carbon emissions, and promoting new energy vehicles is a key path to reducing carbon emissions and achieving sustainable development. However, there are diverse and ununified methods for assessing carbon emissions from new energy vehicles, including life cycle assessment (LCA), fuel life cycle assessment (WTW), carbon footprint analysis, etc. This paper reviews the existing carbon emission assessment methods, explores their applicability and limitations in combination with quantitative data, systematically analyzes the carbon emission reduction potential of new energy vehicles, and discusses in depth the implementation paths to release the potential. The findings provide theoretical support for policy-making and technological improvement in reducing emissions from new energy vehicles, and promote the application of new energy vehicles in achieving the "dual carbon" goals.

Key Words：

new energy vehicles; dual carbon goals; carbon emissions assessment; LCA; carbon footprint; carbon emission reduction potential