China : issues and options in greenhouse gas emissions control

This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a three-year study on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in China and options for abatement over the coming decades. Macroeconomic modeling results show that the continuation of rapid economic growth in China could result in a threefold increase...

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Main Author: Johnson, Todd M, ed
Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
Format: Book
Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1996
Series:World Bank discussion paper no. 330
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504 |a Incluye bibliografía 
505 |a 1. Study objectives and background: Study objectives -- Potential climate change impacts in China -- GHG sources and sinks inventory for China, 1990 -- 2. Macroeconomic analysis: Introduction -- The China greenhouse gas model -- Baseline GHG scenario -- Economic development and GHG emissions -- Options for limiting GHG emissions -- Conclusions -- 3. The costs of limiting emissions: Summary of least-cost options -- Energy efficiency -- Alternative energy -- GHG control in the forestry sector -- GHG control in the agricultural sector -- 4. Conclusions and recommendations: Guiding principles -- Recommended strategy for reducing GHG emissions in China -- International assistance for reducing GHG emissions in China. 
520 |a This report summarizes the findings and recommendations of a three-year study on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in China and options for abatement over the coming decades. Macroeconomic modeling results show that the continuation of rapid economic growth in China could result in a threefold increase in GHG emissions between 1990 and the year 2020. Specific measures for limiting GHG emissions are examined in detail, including improvements in energy efficiency, more rapid introduction of non-fossil energy technologies, afforestation for carbon sequestration, and modifications to various GHG-producing agricultural practices. In the short- to medium-term (before 2010), energy efficiency holds the greatest potential for low-cost GHG emission reduction. Over the longer term, however, the only option for China and the world is to switch to non-carbon energy sources. The study concludes that a two-pronged strategy for reducing GHG emissions in China should be adopted, whereby (i) economic reform and policy initiatives are continued for the purpose of improving resource allocation and encouraging energy conservation, and (ii) a set of priority investment and technical assistance programs are undertaken which promote the acceleration of more efficient and low-carbon technologies and which improve the institutional and human resource capacities to implement and sustain these programs. 
650 |a CONTROL DE EMISION DE GASES  
650 |a MACROECONOMIA  
650 |a CONTAMINACION  
651 |a CHINA 
653 |a ANALISIS MACROECONOMICO 
653 |a TEORIA MACROECONOMICA 
653 |a POLUCION 
653 |a CONTAMINACION DEL MEDIO FISICO  
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