Challenges and Opportunities of Logistics Cost Reduction in China under the Background of Low-Carbon Economy

Abstract

The low-carbon economy already became the tendency of global development, and logistics holds the important position in the low-carbon economy. The low-carbon concept is also inevitably transmited to the logistics industry. For this reason, the notion of low-carbon logistics is proposed. Through the analysis of the challenges and opportunities logistics industry faces in China under the background of low-carbon economy , then this article discussed that what measures and methods logistic industry should take to reduce logistics cost and to improve the international competitive advantage.