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Carbon emissions by rural energy in China

Carbon emissions by rural energy in China
Carbon emissions by rural energy in China

Carbon emissions due to rural energy consumption in China have not yet been sufficiently addressed or quantified. In this work systematic accounting with a life cycle perspective was used to estimate both the direct CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and the indirect emissions from the production and provision of rural energy carriers. The results indicate that the total direct CO2 emissions resulting from rural energy consumption have nearly tripled, from 0.79 billion metric tons (hereafter ton) in 1979 to 1.98 billion tons in 2008, whilst indirect emissions have nearly quadrupled, from 0.27 billion tons to 0.85 billion tons for the same period. This finding quantitatively illustrates the importance of rural energy consumption as a contributor to China's overall carbon emission. In addition, the analysis of per capita emission from rural energy revealed significant regional disparities and similarities in emission and energy sources used. Both total and per capita CO2 are significantly higher in the North China, which is largely due to the colder climate and the relatively high economic development levels for multi-demands of energy utilisation. The analysis and results presented here provide substantial information for policy makers in relation to energy and emission targets in China.

Carbon emission, Rural energy consumption, Systematic accounting
0960-1481
641-649
Zhang, L. X.
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Wang, C. B.
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Bahaj, A. S.
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Zhang, L. X.
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Wang, C. B.
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Bahaj, A. S.
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Zhang, L. X., Wang, C. B. and Bahaj, A. S. (2014) Carbon emissions by rural energy in China. Renewable Energy, 66, 641-649. (doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.01.005).

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Abstract

Carbon emissions due to rural energy consumption in China have not yet been sufficiently addressed or quantified. In this work systematic accounting with a life cycle perspective was used to estimate both the direct CO2 emissions from fuel combustion and the indirect emissions from the production and provision of rural energy carriers. The results indicate that the total direct CO2 emissions resulting from rural energy consumption have nearly tripled, from 0.79 billion metric tons (hereafter ton) in 1979 to 1.98 billion tons in 2008, whilst indirect emissions have nearly quadrupled, from 0.27 billion tons to 0.85 billion tons for the same period. This finding quantitatively illustrates the importance of rural energy consumption as a contributor to China's overall carbon emission. In addition, the analysis of per capita emission from rural energy revealed significant regional disparities and similarities in emission and energy sources used. Both total and per capita CO2 are significantly higher in the North China, which is largely due to the colder climate and the relatively high economic development levels for multi-demands of energy utilisation. The analysis and results presented here provide substantial information for policy makers in relation to energy and emission targets in China.

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Published date: June 2014
Additional Information: Funding Information: This work was supported by National Science Foundation for Innovative Research Group (Grant No. 51121003 ) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41371521 ). In addition, the work was supported by the Energy and Climate Change Division at the University of Southampton through their collaborations with Chinese researchers regarding energy, climate change and low-carbon cities ( www.energy.soton.ac.uk ). Copyright: Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords: Carbon emission, Rural energy consumption, Systematic accounting

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Local EPrints ID: 449877
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/449877
ISSN: 0960-1481
PURE UUID: 4b1a296c-5795-44d2-a58b-97403827c715
ORCID for A. S. Bahaj: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-0043-6045

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Last modified: 18 Mar 2024 02:31

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Author: L. X. Zhang
Author: C. B. Wang
Author: A. S. Bahaj ORCID iD

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