lraclng China’s Low Carbon Development Path to 2050:tnergy nemand analysis and carbon emissions scenarios
摘要
Global warming threatens the lives and development of human beings and has become one of the major challenges tohumanity in the 21st century.With China’s continuous economic strengthening and closer contact with the world economy,prospects of China’s energy demands,energy supply roadmap and related carbon emissions have become the focus ofvarious organizations.By applying a scenario analysis,this report analyzes and forecasts China’s energy demands andcarbon emissions trends over the coming thirty to fifty years.Results indicate that under certain conditions,it will bepossible for China to take on a low carbon development path with Chinese characteristics.However,China needs overalladjustments in policy,institutions,structure,technology as well as strong support from international economic andpolitical environments.