『Abstract
We project the well-to-wheels (WTW) and tank-to-wheels (TTW)
fossil-energy use, petroleum use, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
of the road-transport sector in China up to year 2050 and evaluate
the effects of various potential policy options with the fuel
economy and environmental impacts (FEEI) model (http://www.feeimodel.org/).
The policies evaluated include (1) vehicle fuel-consumption improvements,
(2) dielization, (3) vehicle electrification, and (4) fuel diversification,
with plausible policy scenarios. Under the business-as-usual scenario,
road transport in China would create 410-520 million metric tons
(MMT) of oil-equivalent of TTW oil demand (three to four times
the current level), 28-36 billion GJ of WTW energy demand, and
1900-2300 MMT of CO2-equivalent of WTW GHG
emissions by 2050. The policies (in the same order as above) are
projected to reduce the TTW oil demand by 35%, 10%, 29%, and 44%&,
and reduce WTW GHG emissions by 34%, 5%, 12%, and 13%, respectively,
by 2050. This evaluation reveals that the fuel-consumption improvement
policy could achieve greater benefit in reducing oil use, fossil-energy
use, and GHG emissions. Implications of each policy option are
discussed and the uncertainties associated with the policy scenarios
are analyzed.
Keywords: Well-to wheels; Energy use; GHG emissions』
1. Introduction
2. Methodology, data and assumptions
2.1. Methodology
3. Policy options and scenarios
4. Results and analysis
4.1. TTW oil demand
4.2. WTW fossil-energy use
4.3. GHG emissions
5. Conclusions
6. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Appendix A
A.1. WTW energy and GHG intensity
A.1.1. hybrids and electric vehicles
A.1.2. Biofuels
A.13. Coal-based fuels
A.1.4. CNG
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