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May 2, 2011

China's Energy, Carbon Emissions Outlook to 2050

China Energy Group, China Energy Group

As a result of soaring energy demand from a staggering pace of economic expansion and the related growth of energy-intensive industry, China overtook the United States to become the world’s largest contributor to CO2 emissions in 2007. At the same time, China has taken serious actions to reduce its energy and carbon intensity by setting both a short-term energy intensity reduction goal for 2006 to 2010 as well as a long-term carbon intensity reduction goal for 2020. This study presents a China Energy Outlook through 2050 that assesses the role of energy efficiency policies in transitioning China to a lower emission trajectory and meeting its intensity reduction goals. . .

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TAGGED: China, Department of Energy, Berkeley Labratory, China Energy Group, carbon emissions, electric generation, coal-fired electricity, natural gas supply, energy outlook, Mark Levine, Jing Ke, Nina Zheng, Michael McNeil, David Fridley, Nan Zhou

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