Quantification and scenario analysis of CO2 emissions from the central heating supply system in China from 2006 to 2025

Du, Mingxi, Wang, Xiaoge, Peng, Changhui, Shan, Yuli, Chen, Huai, Wang, Meng and Zhu, Qiuan (2018) Quantification and scenario analysis of CO2 emissions from the central heating supply system in China from 2006 to 2025. Applied Energy, 225. pp. 869-875. ISSN 0306-2619

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Abstract

Policies associated with the central heating supply system affect the livelihoods of people in China. With the extensive consumption of energy for central heating, large quantities of CO2 emissions are produced each year. Coal-fired heating boiler plants are the primary source of emissions; however, thermal power plants are becoming much more prevalent, and gas-fired heating boiler plants remain uncommon. This study quantified the amount of CO2 emitted from the central heating supply system in China using a mass balance method with updated emission factors from the IPCC. Emissions increased from 189.04 Tg to 319.39 Tg between 2006 and 2015. From a spatial perspective, regions with larger central heating areas, durations and coverages produced more CO2 emissions. The central heating method depends on the level of electric power consumption, policies and regulations, and resource reserves at the local scale. Compared with the use of only coal-fired heating boiler plants to provide central heating, using thermal power plants and gas-fired heating boiler plants reduced CO2 emissions by 98.19 Tg in 2015 in China. A comparison of the CO2 emissions under various central heating scenarios showed that emissions will be 520.97 Tg, 308.79 Tg and 191.86 Tg for business as usual, positive and optimal scenarios through 2025, respectively. China has acknowledged the considerable potential for reducing central heating and will make efforts to pursue improved heating strategies in the future.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	climate change,co2 emissions,central heating,china,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2018 10:30
Last Modified:	21 Oct 2022 19:31
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/67319
DOI:	10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.05.064

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