Assessing carbon emission control strategies: the case of China

An energy-economic model assesses the effectiveness of carbon dioxide emission control policies that could be enacted in China. CO sub(2) control measures are analyzed in scenarios extending through the year 2075 and include fossil fuel taxes, mandatory or technical energy efficiency improvements, a...

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Published in:Climatic change 1988-12, Vol.13 (3), p.241-265
Main Author: CHANDLER, W. U
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Climatology. Bioclimatology. Climate change
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Meteorology
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Summary:An energy-economic model assesses the effectiveness of carbon dioxide emission control policies that could be enacted in China. CO sub(2) control measures are analyzed in scenarios extending through the year 2075 and include fossil fuel taxes, mandatory or technical energy efficiency improvements, and other strategies. Results suggest that no nation alone can decisively affect the global CO sub(2) problem. However, the potential for energy efficiency improvements in China is found to be both very large and economically attractive. Energy efficiency measures could both reduce C emissions significantly and increase per capita incomes in China. Appropriate policy measures to capture the existing eneryy efficiency potential might reduce the risk of climatic change while enhancing economic standards of living.
ISSN:0165-0009
1573-1480
DOI:10.1007/BF00139809