wAbstract
@Following the announcement of the China's 2020 national target
for the reduction of the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions
per unit of GDP by 40-45 compared with 2005 levels, Chinese provincial
governments prepared to restructure provincial energy policy and
plan their contribution to realizing the State reduction target.
@Focusing on Fujian and Anhui provinces as case studies, this
paper reviews two contrasting policies as a means for meeting
the national reduction target. That of the coastal province of
Fujian proposes to do so largely through the development of nuclear
power, whilst the coal-rich province of Anhui proposes to do so
through its energy consumption rate rising at a lower rate than
that of the rise in GDP. In both cases renewable energy makes
up a small proportion of their proposed 2020 energy structure.
The conclusion discusses in depth concerns about nuclear power
policy, energy efficiency, energy consumption strategy and problems
in developing renewable energy.
Keywords: Carbon emission reduction; Low-carbon energy; Local
energy policyx
1. Introduction
2. Background of energy development in Fujian and Anhui provinces
3. Review of two scenario studies
4. Discussion of low-carbon energy policy for different regions
of China
@4.1. Is nuclear power a viable path to the low-carbon target?
@4.2. Energy intensity as a challenge to the low-carbon target
@4.3. A winding road to renewable energy
5. Conclusion
Acknowledgement
Appendix A. Supporting information
References