Against the backdrop of global climate change, carbon peak and carbon neutrality (i.e., "dual carbon" goals) have become important strategic goals for the development of governments, local institutions and enterprises. As the world's largest carbon emitter, China has proposed the ambitious goal of striving to reach carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. In this context, the construction of smart cities urgently needs to be combined with the "dual carbon" goals to achieve a new model of sustainable development. Among them, smart light poles, as an important part of urban infrastructure, are playing a key role.

Smart light poles use LED lamps, which reduce energy consumption by more than 80% compared with traditional lamps. In addition, through the intelligent control system, the light poles can automatically adjust the brightness according to the ambient light and traffic flow, realize dynamic lighting, greatly reduce power consumption, and thus effectively reduce carbon emissions. Smart light poles are equipped with environmental sensors that can monitor air quality, temperature, humidity, noise and other indicators in real time, providing scientific basis for city managers. This is not only a measure to protect the environment, but also an important means to promote citizens' environmental awareness.

Smart light poles can monitor and manage traffic flow, interconnect with traffic lights and monitoring systems, and adjust traffic signals in time to reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions. This intelligent traffic management helps to improve the city's traffic efficiency and achieve green travel. Many smart light poles use photovoltaic power generation technology, which can use solar energy for self-powered power and reduce dependence on traditional electricity. At the same time, light poles can also become electric vehicle charging piles, providing charging convenience for the city's electric travel network.

As digital infrastructure, smart light poles can provide necessary support for the city's digital transformation. By building a city digital hub, smart light poles can gather and analyze various types of data and become the "nerve center" of urban management. In future urban governance, data-driven decision-making will improve the level of refined and intelligent management. Through real-time collection and analysis of data, city managers can promptly learn about citizen needs and adjust and optimize public services. This feedback mechanism makes urban governance more flexible and efficient.

The construction of smart light poles will directly drive the research and development and application of related technologies, such as edge computing, 5G networks, etc., promote urban scientific and technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and further promote the realization of the "dual carbon" goals. Through the information release function, smart light poles can allow citizens to timely understand urban dynamics, environmental protection knowledge and ways to participate in urban governance, and enhance the public's sense of participation and recognition in the dual carbon action.

As a representative of the intelligence of urban grassroots facilities, smart light poles are moving towards a sustainable development direction that is highly consistent with the "dual carbon" goals. It is not only an important part of the digital transformation of cities, but also an important force to promote carbon neutrality. In the future development, we should continue to increase investment in the technological innovation of smart light poles, realize clean, efficient and intelligent urban communities, and inject new vitality into the construction of a low-carbon and sustainable future.