TITLE:
A Study on Future Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions of China’s Transportation Sector
AUTHORS:
Hailin Wang, Xi Yang, Xunmin Ou
KEYWORDS:
Transportation Sector, Energy Consumption, Low Carbon, China
JOURNAL NAME:
Low Carbon Economy,
Vol.5 No.4,
November
11,
2014
ABSTRACT: The actual energy
consumption of China’s transportation sector accounts for 10% - 15% of the
nation’s total energy consumption. Experience from developed countries shows
that on entering a phase of stable urbanization, transportation will account
for around 30% of total energy consumption, close to levels seen in developed
nations (nearly 40%). Transportation in China is one of the sectors with the fastest
growth in energy consumption. A literature review shows an obvious future
growth in China’s total energy usage within this sector, with a continuous
increase from baseline until 2050. However, withstrict
policy the growth will drop a little by 2030, but will still be about 1.5 times
higher than current levels (reported in 2010) in 2050. Therefore, China needs
to further optimize traffic infrastructure, properly allocate resources, and improve
transportation technology and energy efficiency. This will help realise infrastructural energy saving and
facilitate China’s low-carbon transportation sector development.