Author(s)

Xiping Xu ¹, Yanyan Li ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Economics and Trade, Haojing College of Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province, China

Corresponding Author

Xiping Xu

ABSTRACT

Against the backdrop of the global low-carbon development trend and the advancement of China's "dual carbon" goals, the carbon trading policy has become a crucial mechanism to drive the green transformation of high-energy-consuming industries. As an energy-intensive sector, the low-carbon transformation of cold chain logistics is of vital significance to the sustainable development of regional economies. This paper takes the cold chain logistics in Xianyang City as the research object, integrates the constraint and incentive effects of the carbon trading policy, analyzes its current development status and carbon emission characteristics, and identifies challenges in the transformation process, such as technological lag, contradictions between cost and efficiency, and lack of collaborative mechanisms. Furthermore, targeted paths are proposed from four dimensions: technology application, efficiency improvement, policy support, and ecosystem construction. The study aims to provide practical guidance for Xianyang's cold chain logistics to adapt to the carbon trading policy and offer a reference for the low-carbon transformation of the cold chain industry in similar cities.

KEYWORDS

Carbon Trading Policy; Logistics Companies; Low-Carbon Transition Pathways

CITE THIS PAPER

Xiping Xu, Yanyan Li, Research on the Path of Cold Chain Logistics in Xianyang City under the Carbon Trading Policy. Industrial Engineering and Innovation Management (2025) Vol. 8: 74-79. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/ieim.2025.080212.

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