Taking out one billion tons of CO2: the magic of China’s 11th five year plan?

TitleTaking out one billion tons of CO2: the magic of China’s 11th five year plan?
Publication TypeReport
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsLin, Jieming, Nan Zhou, Mark D. Levine, and David Fridley
Date Published06/2007
InstitutionLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Keywordscarbon, china, china energy, china energy group, decomposition, end-use energy model, energy analysis and environmental impacts department, energy intensity, energy policy, five-year-plan, policy studies, target
Abstract

China's 11th Five-Year Plan (FYP) sets an ambitious target for energy-efficiency improvement: energy intensityof the country's gross domestic product (GDP) should be reduced by 20 % from 2005 to 2010 (NDRC, 2006).This is the first time that a quantitative and binding target has been set for energy efficiency, and signals a majorshift in China's strategic thinking about its long-term economic and energy development. The 20% energyintensity target also translates into an annual reduction of over 1.5 billion tons of CO2 by 2010, making theChinese effort one of most significant carbon mitigation effort in the world today. While it is still too early to tellwhether China will achieve this target, this paper attempts to understand the trend in energy intensity in China andto explore a variety of options toward meeting the 20 % target using a detailed end-use energy model.
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