Sectoral energy-carbon nexus and low-carbon policy alternatives: A case study of Ningbo, China

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.068

	Sectoral energy-carbon nexus and low-carbon policy alternatives: A case study of Ningbo, China
	Yang, Dewei 1,3; Liu, Bin 1,2; Ma, Weijing 1,2; Guo, Qinghai 1; Li, Fei 4; Yang, Dexiang 5
刊名	JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
	2017-07-10
卷号	156 页码:480-490
关键词	GHG emissions Energy saving LEAP Low-carbon city Scenarios
ISSN号	0959-6526
DOI	10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.068
通讯作者	Yang, Dewei(davecas@163.com)
英文摘要	The intensive energy consumption in urban sectors is aggravating global warming, which triggers an in-depth thinking about energy-carbon nexus and low-carbon city actions. Hence, China has launched a pilot low-carbon city program to explore low-carbon pathways since 2010. This study employed a Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System model (LEAP) to simulate six energy sectors-related GHG emissions in a pilot low-carbon Ningbo city, China. The LEAP-Ningbo model comprises three basic modules, i.e. energy supply, energy transformation and end-use energy demand in six urban sectors (i.e., household, service, agriculture, transport, industry, and transformation sectors), and resulting environmental impacts (CO2 equivalents). The results identified by the business as usual (BAU) scenario indicate that total energy consumption is expected to reach 449.72 Mtce and results in emissions of 651.83 Mt CO2, by 2050. In contrast, more aggressive policies and strategies involved in the integrated scenario (INT), which combines the energy structure optimization (ESO) scenario with the policy-oriented energy saving (PES) scenario, can lower energy demand by 14% and CO2e emissions by 27%. A comparison among global cities and low-carbon plans helps identify the carbon emission level and define the actionable low-carbon policies. The high correlation between sectoral energy use and resulting GHG emissions implies energy-carbon reduction efforts,e.g., low-carbon energy substitution, intensive energy-saving policies, the improvement of energy efficiency, and industrial transformation. Achieving low-carbon city targets requires timeline-restricted actions and backgrounds-based measures in plans. The results of this study shed light on if and how cities can shape energy-carbon reduction trajectories and develop low-carbon pathways in China and beyond. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
资助项目	National Natural Science Foundation of China[41371535] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41690142] ; Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo[2013A610284] ; Science and Technology Key Project of Fujian Province[2015Y0082] ; National Water Pollution Control and Treatment Science and Technology Major Project[2017ZX07101-001]
WOS关键词	LEAP MODEL APPLICATION ; CO2 EMISSIONS ; ELECTRICITY SECTOR ; STEEL-INDUSTRY ; CITY ; SYSTEM ; CONSERVATION ; IRON
WOS研究方向	Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
语种	英语
出版者	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000403028500045
资助机构	National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo ; Science and Technology Key Project of Fujian Province ; National Water Pollution Control and Treatment Science and Technology Major Project
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/63462]
专题	中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者	Yang, Dewei
作者单位	1.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Urban Environm, Xiamen 361021, Peoples R China 2.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, NUEORS, Ningbo 315800, Zhejiang, Peoples R China 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resources Res, Beijing 100101, Peoples R China 5.Northeast Forestry Univ, Sch Forestry, Harbin 150040, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yang, Dewei,Liu, Bin,Ma, Weijing,et al. Sectoral energy-carbon nexus and low-carbon policy alternatives: A case study of Ningbo, China[J]. JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION,2017,156:480-490.
APA	Yang, Dewei,Liu, Bin,Ma, Weijing,Guo, Qinghai,Li, Fei,&Yang, Dexiang.(2017).Sectoral energy-carbon nexus and low-carbon policy alternatives: A case study of Ningbo, China.JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION,156,480-490.
MLA	Yang, Dewei,et al."Sectoral energy-carbon nexus and low-carbon policy alternatives: A case study of Ningbo, China".JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 156(2017):480-490.