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1. A comparison study of EU and Japan methods to assess CO₂ emission reduction and energy saving in the iron and steel industry

Author:
Tanaka, Kanako
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.51 pp. 578-585
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; European Union; energy conservation; energy efficiency; environmental markets; gases; greenhouse gas emissions; heat; industry; iron; monitoring; steel; Japan;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... Information on energy consumption and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from the iron and steel industry may become important to the assessment of energy saving and the design of emissions trading schemes. This paper focuses monitoring aspects, used two methods to calculate CO₂ emission, the European Union Emission Trading Scheme and a method developed by the Japanese Iron and Steel Federation, to in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.075

2. A lot left over: Reducing CO₂ emissions in the United States’ electric power sector through the use of natural gas

Author:
Lafrancois, Becky A.
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.50 pp. 428-435
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; burning; capital; coal; electric power; electricity; greenhouse gas emissions; issues and policy; natural gas; nuclear power; power plants; renewable resources; United States;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... As the leading contributor of greenhouse gas emissions, the electricity sector stands to be impacted by policies seeking to curtail emissions. Instead of increasing electricity from renewable resources or nuclear power facilities, an alternative approach to reducing emissions in the electric power sector is changing the dispatch order of fossil fuels. Important differences between fossil fuels, an ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.038

3. Ambitious mitigation scenarios for Germany: A participatory approach

Author:
Schmid, Eva; Knopf, Brigitte
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.51 pp. 662-672
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; electricity; energy; engineering; greenhouse gas emissions; models; politics; pollution control; society; stakeholders; Germany;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper addresses the challenge of engaging civil society stakeholders in the development process of ambitious mitigation scenarios that are based on formal energy system modeling, allowing for the explicit attachment of normative considerations to technology-focused mitigation options. It presents the definition and model results for a set of mitigation scenarios for Germany that achieve 85% C ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.007

4. A Monte Carlo based decision-support tool for assessing generation portfolios in future carbon constrained electricity industries

Author:
Vithayasrichareon, Peerapat; MacGill, Iain F.
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.41 pp. 374-392
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; Monte Carlo method; capital; carbon; carbon markets; case studies; coal; decision making; decision support systems; demand elasticities; electricity; electricity costs; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; industry; issues and policy; prices; probability distribution; risk; risk assessment; uncertainty;     Show all 21 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper presents a novel decision-support tool for assessing future generation portfolios in an increasingly uncertain electricity industry. The tool combines optimal generation mix concepts with Monte Carlo simulation and portfolio analysis techniques to determine expected overall industry costs, associated cost uncertainty, and expected CO₂ emissions for different generation portfolio mixes. ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.10.060

5. A multi-period superstructure optimisation model for the optimal planning of China's power sector considering carbon dioxide mitigation Discussion on China's carbon mitigation policy based on the model

Author:
Zhang, Dongjie; Ma, Linwei; Liu, Pei; Zhang, Lili; Li, Zheng
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.41 pp. 173-183
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; carbon; carbon markets; carbon sequestration; greenhouse gas emissions; issues and policy; models; planning; China;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Power sector is the largest CO₂ emitter in China. To mitigate CO₂ emissions for the power sector is a tough task, which requires implementation of targeted carbon mitigation policies. There might be multiple forms for carbon mitigation policies and it is still unclear which one is the best for China. Applying a superstructure optimisation model for optimal planning of China's power sector built by ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.10.031

6. Analysis of rural residential energy consumption and corresponding carbon emissions in China

Author:
Yao, Chunsheng; Chen, Chongying; Li, Ming
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.41 pp. 445-450
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; bioenergy; carbon; climate change; coal; cooking; electricity; energy efficiency; energy policy; farmers; greenhouse gas emissions; heat; income; rural areas; sustainable technology; urban areas; China;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... The analysis of rural residential energy consumption in China from 2001 to 2008 and corresponding impacts on climate change is presented in the paper. It is found that rural residential energy consumption has shown obvious transition from non-commercial energy to commercial energy. The percentage of biomass energy consumption dropped from 81.5% in 2001 to 70.9% in 2008, while the percentage of com ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.005

7. A roadmap towards a low-carbon society in Japan using backcasting methodology: Feasible pathways for achieving an 80% reduction in CO₂ emissions by 2050

Author:
Ashina, Shuichi; Fujino, Junichi; Masui, Toshihiko; Ehara, Tomoki; Hibino, Go
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.41 pp. 584-598
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; energy; greenhouse gas emissions; markets; models; Japan;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... The purpose of the study is to analyze feasibility and a roadmap of a low-carbon society in Japan by 2050, while satisfying required demands. Future technology roadmaps, CO₂ emission pathways and energy mix transitions leading Japan are calculated using the AIM/Backcasting Model based on backcasting methodology with taking into consideration that one of the keys for technological market penetratio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.020

8. Assessing the potential of hybrid energy technology to reduce exhaust emissions from global shipping

Author:
Dedes, Eleftherios K.; Hudson, Dominic A.; Turnock, Stephen R.
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.40 pp. 204-218
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; batteries; energy; energy requirements; energy use and consumption; fuel oils; gas emissions; industry; shipping;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The combination of a prime mover and an energy storage device for reduction of fuel consumption has successfully been used in automotive industry. The shipping industry has utilised this for conventional submarines. The potential of a load levelling strategy through use of a hybrid battery–diesel–electric propulsion system is investigated. The goal is to reduce exhaust gas emissions by reducing fu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.09.046

9. Benefits and cost implications from integrating small flexible nuclear reactors with off-shore wind farms in a virtual power plant

Author:
Shropshire, David; Purvins, Arturs; Papaioannou, Ioulia; Maschio, Isabella
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.46 pp. 558-573
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; European Union; energy; nuclear power; power generation; power plants; wind; wind farms; wind power; North Sea;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Nuclear power currently supports the goals of the European Union low-carbon society by being a dependable source of energy, while emitting no CO₂. In the future, more flexible nuclear systems could enable wind to achieve a 50% share of the renewable contribution to the energy mix. Small and medium-sized reactors (SMRs) could provide firming power generation to back-up the supply from renewable res ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.037

10. Can a wind farm with CAES survive in the day-ahead market?

Author:
Mauch, Brandon; Carvalho, Pedro M.S.; Apt, Jay
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.48 pp. 584-593
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; air; capital; carbon markets; economic sustainability; electric power; electricity; energy; income; market prices; models; profit maximization; risk reduction; wind; wind farms; wind power;     Show all 16 Subjects
Abstract:
... We investigate the economic viability of coupling a wind farm with compressed air energy storage (CAES) to participate in the day-ahead electricity market at a time when renewable portfolio standards are not binding and wind competes freely in the marketplace. In our model, the CAES is used to reduce the risk of committing uncertain quantities of wind energy and to shift dispatch of wind generatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.061

11. Carbon dioxide emissions from passenger transport in China since 1949: Implications for developing sustainable transport

Author:
Loo, Becky P.Y.; Li, Linna
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.50 pp. 464-476
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; air transportation; emissions factor; greenhouse gas emissions; income; issues and policy; travel; China;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper traces the historical evolution and spatial disparity of CO₂ emissions from passenger transport in China. The general trends of CO₂ emissions from four passenger transport modes are estimated by both the distance-based and fuel-based methods. The results suggest that CO₂ emissions from road transport represented the leading source of passenger transport CO₂ emissions in China. Moreover, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.044

12. Carbon tariffs on Chinese exports: Emissions reduction, threat, or farce?

Author:
Hübler, Michael
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.50 pp. 315-327
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; capital; carbon; climate; emissions; exports; industrialization; models; products and commodities; tariffs; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... (1) We estimate CO₂ implicitly exported via commodities relative to a region's total emissions: We find −15% for the industrialized, 12% for the developing region, and 24% for China. (2) We analyze a Contraction and Convergence climate regime in a CGE model including international capital mobility and technology diffusion: When China does not participate in the regime and instead a carbon tariff i ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.07.025

13. Changes in CO₂ emission intensities in the Mexican industry

Author:
González, Domingo; Martínez, Manuel
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.51 pp. 149-163
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; cement; econometric models; emissions factor; energy; greenhouse gas emissions; industry; iron; steel; Mexico;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... A CO₂ emission intensity analysis in the Mexican industry from 1965 to 2010 is carried out by taking into consideration four stages: 1965–1982, 1982–1994, 1994–2003, and 2004–2010. Based on the LMDI decomposition methodology, three influencing factors are analyzed: energy intensity, CO₂ coefficient, and structure in terms of their contributions of each individual attributes to the overall percent ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.08.058

14. China's growing methanol economy and its implications for energy and the environment

Author:
Yang, Chi-Jen; Jackson, Robert B.
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.41 pp. 878-884
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; coal; emissions; energy; gasoline; industry; methanol; methanol fuels; octane; prices; researchers; sustainable development; water shortages; China;     Show all 14 Subjects
Abstract:
... For more than a decade, Nobel laureate George Olah and coworkers have advocated the Methanol Economy – replacing petroleum-based fuels and chemicals with methanol and methanol-derivatives – as a path to sustainable development. A first step to this vision appears to be occurring in China. In the past five years, China has quickly built an industry of coal-based methanol and dimethyl ether (DME) th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.11.037

15. China’s provincial CO₂ emissions embodied in international and interprovincial trade

Author:
Guo, Ju’e; Zhang, Zengkai; Meng, Lei
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.42 pp. 486-497
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; greenhouse gas emissions; industry; international trade; issues and policy; models; China;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Trades create a mechanism of embodied CO₂ emissions transfer among regions, causing distortion on the total emissions. As the world’s second largest economy, China has a large scale of trade, which results in the serious problem of embodied CO₂ emissions transfer. This paper analyzes the characteristics of China’s CO₂ emissions embodied in international and interprovincial trade from the provincia ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.015

16. CO₂ emission inventories for Chinese cities in highly urbanized areas compared with European cities

Author:
Yu, Wei; Pagani, Roberto; Huang, Lei
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.47 pp. 298-308
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; cities; economic development; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; industry; issues and policy; private sector; renewable energy sources; urban areas; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... The international literature has paid significant attention to presenting China as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the world, despite having much lower per-capita emissions than the global average. In fact, the imbalance of economic development leads to diversity in GHG emissions profiles in different areas of China. This paper employs a common methodology, consistent with the Su ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.071

17. CO₂ emissions and economic activity: Heterogeneity across countries and non-stationary series

Author:
Piaggio, Matías; Padilla, Emilio
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.46 pp. 370-381
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; air pollution; greenhouse gas emissions; time series analysis; Brazil; China; India;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper explores the relationship between CO₂ emissions and economic activity for 31 countries (28 OECD, Brazil, China, and India) during the period 1950 to 2006 using cointegration analysis. Single country long run relationships are estimated, and equality in the functional form, the parameters, and the turning point, when appropriate, are rejected. This confirms the relevance of considering t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.03.074

18. CO₂ emissions and economic development: China's 12th five-year plan

Author:
Meng, Ming; Niu, Dongxiao; Shang, Wei
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.42 pp. 468-475
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; cities; coal; economic development; economic policy; energy; greenhouse gas emissions; least squares; simulation models; China;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... For the period of the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011–2015), the Chinese government has decided to reconsider and adjust its policies on economic development because of the pressures of CO₂ emissions and fossil energy consumption. The current paper adopts the logarithmic Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology (STIRPAT) model to simulate the relationship between CO₂ emi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.013

19. CO₂ emissions, energy consumption, trade and income: A comparative analysis of China and India

Author:
Jayanthakumaran, Kankesu; Verma, Reetu; Liu, Ying
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.42 pp. 450-460
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; biosphere; burning; climate change; energy; fossil fuels; greenhouse gas emissions; international agreements; per-capita income; trade; world markets; China; India;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... In order to prevent the destabilisation of the Earth's biosphere, CO₂ emissions must be reduced quickly and significantly. The causes of CO₂ emissions by individual countries need to be apprehended in order to understand the processes required for reducing emissions around the globe. China and India are the two largest transitional countries and growing economies, but are in two entirely different ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.010

20. Combining physical and economic output data to analyse energy and CO₂ emissions trends in industry

Author:
Cahill, Caiman J.; Ó Gallachóir, Brian P.
Source:
Energy policy 2012 v.49 pp. 422-429
ISSN:
0301-4215
Subject:
carbon dioxide,   etc   ; case studies; energy efficiency; greenhouse gas emissions; industry; industry trends; prices; value added;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Index decomposition analysis based on economic output is frequently employed to provide an indication of energy intensity trends in industry. Additionally, composite energy efficiency indicators, calculated using physical output, are used to give a more accurate view of energy efficiency progress. Both approaches are commonly presented in one study but often with a different mathematical basis for ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enpol.2012.06.041