Energy and carbon dioxide emission scenarios for China
by Wei Zhihong
International Journal of Global Energy Issues (IJGEI), Vol. 6, No. 1/2, 1994

Abstract: Energy supply and consumption in China are based on coal, whose use results in lower energy utilization efficiency and serious environmental pollution. China's special economic structure and energy composition, as well as high energy consumption of industrial products, are the major causes of the higher energy intensity of China's GNP. Future energy demand is significantly affected by population expansion, economic development, GNP structure and technical progress, etc. On the basis of social and economic development targets or strategies which government departments and institutes have worked out or proposed, and of helpful experiences from the world's developed countries, three scenarios for energy demand and CO₂ emissions by the years 2000 and 2030 have been generated. Energy efficiency improvement and energy alternatives (hydro, nuclear etc.) are the major strategies for abating CO₂ emissions, and China has great potentials in both respects.

Online publication date: Wed, 16-Jul-2014

The full text of this article is only available to individual subscribers or to users at subscribing institutions.

 
Existing subscribers:
Go to Inderscience Online Journals to access the Full Text of this article.

Pay per view:
If you are not a subscriber and you just want to read the full contents of this article, buy online access here.

Complimentary Subscribers, Editors or Members of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Global Energy Issues (IJGEI):
Login with your Inderscience username and password:

Username:        Password:          Forgotten your password?

Want to subscribe?
A subscription gives you complete access to all articles in the current issue, as well as to all articles in the previous three years (where applicable). See our Orders page to subscribe.

If you still need assistance, please email subs@inderscience.com