Carbon-reduction potential of electrification on China's railway transport: An analysis of three possible future scenarios

China's national strategy identifies railway electrification as one of the principal means of reducing carbon emissions and optimising the energy structure of transportation in the country. Here, the authors investigate the carbon-reduction potential of rail electrification in China and present...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part F, Journal of rail and rapid transit Journal of rail and rapid transit, 2021-02, Vol.235 (2), p.226-235
Main Authors: Xu, Xueyi, Kent, Stephen, Schmid, Felix
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