『Abstract
Appraising low carbon energy potential in China and studying
its contribution to China's target of cutting CO2
emissions by 40-45% per unit of GDP by 2020 is crucial for taking
countermeasures against climate change and identifying low carbon
energy development strategies. This paper presents two scenarios
and evaluates the development potential for low carbon energy
and its various sources. Based on the evaluation, we analyze how
low carbon energy contributes to achieving China's national target
of carbon intensity reduction. We draw several conclusions from
the analysis. First, low carbon energy ill contribute 9.74% (minimum)
to 24.42% (maximum) toward the 2020 carbon intensity target under
three economic development schemes, Second, the contribution will
decrease when the GDP growth rate increases. Third, to maintain
the same contribution with high GDP growth rates, China should
not only strengthen its investment and policy stimulation for
low carbon energy but also simultaneously optimize economic structures
and improve carbon productivity.
Keywords: Low carbon energy; Carbon intensity reduction; Contribution』
1. Introduction
2. Scenario analysis of china's low carbon energy development
2.1. Development status
2.2. Previous scenarios
2.3. Scenarios definition
2.4. Main assumptions in the scenario settings
2.5. Methods for calculation
3. Potential of China's low carbon energy development
3.1. Technical parameters
3.2. The overall potential of fossil energy substituted by low
carbon energy
3.3. Potential of fossil energy substituted in different terminal
fields
3.4. Potential of fossil energy substituted by different low
carbon energy sources
4. The contribution of low carbon energy development to reaching
China's carbon intensity reduction target
4.1. The incremental potential of carbon reduction by low
carbon energy in 2020
4.2. GDP and carbon emission projections during 2010-2020
4.3. Contribution of low carbon energy to achieving carbon intensity
reduction target
5. Conclusion
6. Discussion
Acknowledgments
Appendix
References