Title: Carbon dioxide energy policy in the People's Republic of China

Authors: Lu Yingzhong

Addresses: Director, Institute for Techno-economics and Energy System Analysis, Tsing Hua University, PO Box 1021, Beijing, People's Republic of China

Abstract: Atmospheric carbon dioxide, because of its ability to absorb infrared radiation selectively, is suspected of contributing to the process of global warming known as the ||greenhouse effect||. The production of carbon dioxide as a result of the burning of fossil fuels now gives cause for concern to the world community. China is traditionally dependent on fossil fuels to meet both domestic and industrial energy needs. China is pressing ahead with a programme of industrial growth, and her share of the world|s energy consumption will consequently rise in the years ahead. China|s rural energy system, moreover, relies heavily on biomass. A transition towards an energy system that emphasises the conservation of ecological environments is inevitable. The transition to non-fossil energy in China may have implications for the control of future global carbon dioxide emissions.

Keywords: carbon dioxide; CO2; carbon emissions; China; climate change; energy policy; greenhouse effect; environmental pollution; fossil fuels; global warming; industrial growth; energy consumption.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1989.063698

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1989 Vol.1 No.1/2, pp.44-54

Published online: 19 Jul 2014 *

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