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...

• 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
• Subjects: CONTROL DE EMISION DE GASES; MACROECONOMIA; CONTAMINACION; CHINA; ANALISIS MACROECONOMICO; TEORIA MACROECONOMICA; POLUCION; CONTAMINACION DEL MEDIO FISICO

Table of Contents:

• 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.