How to promote the development of energy-saving and emission-reduction with changing economic growth rate—A case study of China

Fang, Guochang; Li, Tian; Fu, Min; Sun, Mei; He, Yan; Lu, Longxi

doi:10.1016/j.energy.2017.11.008

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“…The development of carbon trading aims to tackle the climate change, to improve the energy system, to promote energy-saving and emission-reduction (ESER) system and to accelerate the transformation of economic growth (Fang et al 2018b). The government control is a sensitive parameter in carbon trading system.…”

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The Profitability of Residential Photovoltaic Systems. A New Scheme of Subsidies Based on the Price of CO2 in a Developed PV Market

D’Adamo

2018

Social Sciences

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Photovoltaic (PV) resource drives the clean global economy of the future. Its sustainability is widely confirmed in literature, however some countries present a growth very low in the last years. A new policy proposal is examined in this work. It aims to stimulate a new diffusion of PV plants in mature markets (e.g., Italy) regarding residential consumers. The subsidy is given to the amount of energy produced by PV plant for a period of 20 years (equal to its lifetime) and its value is calculated according to the scheme of European Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) is used as economic method and two indexes are proposed: Net Present Value (NPV) and Discounted Payback Time (DPBT). The baseline case studies vary in function of two variables; (i) the share of self-consumption (30%, 40% and 50%) and (ii) the price of emissions avoided (10, 35 and 70 € per ton of CO2eq). Results confirms the environmental advantages of PV sources as alternative to the use of fossil fuels (685 gCO2eq/kWh) and economic opportunities are verified in several scenarios (from 48 €/kW to 1357 €/kW). In particular, the profitability of PV systems is greater with a subsidized rate of fiscal deduction of 50% in comparison to subsidies with a value of carbon dioxide lower than 18.50 €/tCO2eq.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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The Profitability of Residential Photovoltaic Systems. A New Scheme of Subsidies Based on the Price of CO2 in a Developed PV Market

D’Adamo

2018

Social Sciences

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“…Specifically, the gradual transition of China’s economic structure from a reliance on primary industry to a reliance on secondary and tertiary industries can bring about changes in the energy demand, which have a comprehensive impact on carbon emissions (Zhang et al 2017 ). Moreover, energy-related structural changes influence carbon emissions (Fang et al 2018 ). For example, an increase in the non-fossil fuel share in the energy mix is the primary driver of total energy consumption reduction (Yang and Yu 2017 ), while a substantial reduction in energy intensity is an effective means of achieving carbon emission-reduction targets (Huang et al 2019 ).…”

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Heterogeneity in the relationship between carbon emission performance and urbanization: evidence from China

Zhang

Tian

Shi

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Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change

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Global change caused by carbon emissions alone has become a common challenge for all countries. However, current debates about urbanization and carbon emissions generally do not take into account the heterogeneities in urbanization and economic development levels. The goal of this study is to revisit the urbanizationemissions nexus by considering such heterogeneities in the Chinese context. The results reveal that there is significant heterogeneity in the total factor carbon emission performance index across provinces. Specifically, the relationship between carbon emission performance and urbanization reflects a U-shaped curve. Urbanization is found to have a stronger inhibiting effect on carbon emission performance when economic development levels improve. The results suggest that tailoring policies to each region's conditions, promoting investments in energysaving and emissions-reducing technologies, and improving the use of public transportation could be mitigation strategies for global change that lead to lowcarbon urbanization.

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“…The consumption of natural gas is influenced by the environment, government policies, and its price (Fang et al, 2018b;. Existing research indicates that its consumption and price, along with economic growth (mainly measured in terms of GDP) form a complex system consisting of many elements (Ji and Zhang, 2018;Cheng et al, 2019), and that the relationships among these elements are nonlinear and complex in nature (Fang et al, 2012(Fang et al, , 2017(Fang et al, , 2018bWang et al, 2015). Exploring these relationships can assist the government of Fuyang City in its quest to reduce the pollution in and around the city.…”

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Strategic Research on the Urban Natural Gas Energy System Under the Path to Ecological Civilization: Fuyang City Case Study

Hao

Xia

2020

Front. Energy Res.

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To help meet the strategic development needs of urban energy systems today and reduce carbon emissions, natural gas can play a pivotal transition role, especially in a country such as China, which has relied very heavily on coal for decades. Though making significant progress toward the maximum possible use of clean, renewable forms of energy, such as hydro, thermal, solar, and wind power, it will take a long time before China can completely abandon the use of fossil fuels. In this paper, using Fuyang City in Anhui Province as a case study, a four-dimensional differential equation model, based on the consumption, price, economic growth, and "ecological civilization construction" of natural gas energy, is developed, which incorporates concepts and calculations of natural gas energy intensity, "natural gas ecological civilization intensity," and "economic ecological civilization intensity." It is the first attempt ever made to quantify the construction of urban ecological civilization and discuss the evolutionary relationship among the internal variables of the system. Regression analysis, data fitting, neural network, and other methods are used to confirm the parameters of the system model. Through Matlab simulation of each variable and using an evolution map, a quantitative understanding of the role of natural gas is generated. The research findings reveal that paying attention to the environmental aspects of energy consumption is beneficial to economic growth. The paper concludes that, at present, the best ways for China to reduce its carbon emissions are to implement a market price and peak-valley prices for natural gas, improve the tiered price mechanism, appropriately reduce the economic growth rate, continue to adjust the industrial structure away from heavy industry, and scientifically manage the natural gas energy system. These reforms are of great practical significance in working toward a sustainable development path for the city.

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How to promote the development of energy-saving and emission-reduction with changing economic growth rate—A case study of China

Cited by 23 publications

References 43 publications

The Profitability of Residential Photovoltaic Systems. A New Scheme of Subsidies Based on the Price of CO2 in a Developed PV Market

The Profitability of Residential Photovoltaic Systems. A New Scheme of Subsidies Based on the Price of CO2 in a Developed PV Market

Heterogeneity in the relationship between carbon emission performance and urbanization: evidence from China

Strategic Research on the Urban Natural Gas Energy System Under the Path to Ecological Civilization: Fuyang City Case Study

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