How might China achieve its 2020 emissions target? A scenario analysis of energy consumption and CO2 emissions using the system dynamics model

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 103, Issue , 2015, Pages 401-410

  Liu, Xi ^a   Mao, Guozhu ^a   Ren, Jing ^a   Li, Rita Yi Man ^b,c   Guo, Jianghong ^d   Zhang, Ling ^a  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG SHUE YAN UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d Power China Huadong Engineering Corporation Limited   (China)

Author keywords

CO2 emissions; Energy consumption; Scenario analysis; System dynamics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCES; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GROWTH RATE; PUBLIC POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SYSTEM THEORY;

PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION; RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS; SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL; SYSTEM DYNAMICS SIMULATION; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84949559207     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.12.080     Document Type: Article

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