Reference and Inspi ration from Low-Carbon Development Experience of Foreign Highway Infrastructure

Authors

LU Chunying, China Academy of Transportation Sciences , Beijing 100029 , ChinaFollow
GAO Shuohan, China Academy of Transportation Sciences , Beijing 100029 , China
DU Xueyua n, Jilin Provincial Transport Scientific Research Institu te, Changch un, Jilin 130012 , China
JIAN Li, China Academy of Transportation Sciences , Beijing 100029 , China
WANG Xinjun, China Academy of Transportation Sciences , Beijing 100029 , China
KONG Yaping, China Academy of Transportation Sciences , Beijing 100029 , ChinaFollow

Corresponding Author

孔亚平，女，硕士，研究员.E-mail：59897361@qq.com

Abstract

In order to provide supp ort for the scie ntific formulation of low-carbon highway infrastructure development policies in China,empirical analysis,comparative analysis,and other methods were utilized,and the construction goals and action strategies of low-carbon highway infrastructure in the United Kingdom,the United States,and Australia were sorted out.Advanced experience in the development of low-carbon highways abroad was summarized.On this basis,combined with the current situation and existing problems of low-carbon development of China ’s highway infrastructure,the following countermeasures and suggestions were proposed:① strengthening top-level design and formulating low-carbon development goals and paths;② implementing the concept of life cycle and strengthening the research and promotion of low-carbon technologies;③ carrying out carbon emission management on highways and establishing a dynamic management mechanism;④ coordinating the entire process of highway construction and promoting green procurement work;⑤ building a charging infrastructure network and promoting the development of electric vehicles;⑥ conducting pilot demonstration work and orderly advancing the construction of low-carbon highways.

Publication Date

8-15-2025

DOI

10.14048/j.issn.1671-2579.2025.04.029

First Page

233

Last Page

242

Submission Date

August 2025

Recommended Citation

Chunying, LU; Shuohan, GAO; Xueyua n, DU; Li, JIAN; Xinjun, WANG; and Yaping, KONG (2025) "Reference and Inspi ration from Low-Carbon Development Experience of Foreign Highway Infrastructure," Journal of China & Foreign Highway: Vol. 45: Iss. 4, Article 29.
DOI: 10.14048/j.issn.1671-2579.2025.04.029
Available at: https://zwgl1980.csust.edu.cn/journal/vol45/iss4/29

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