| Budget Amount *help |
¥10,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,300,000)
Fiscal Year 2003: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2002: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥3,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥2,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000)
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| Research Abstract |
China, characterized by the world's largest population with about 1.3 billion inhabitants, is one of the most rapidly growing economies in the world. According to the official statistics, in the past 24 years since 1980, its annual GDP growth rate recorded a high of 95%, and the real term GDP has increased by 7.8 times. This achievement, however, has given rise to problems of net energy imports, environmental pollution and ecological destruction at home, cross-border pollution, and mounting carbon dioxide (CO_2) emissions.
The total potential of energy conservation in China around 2000 was estimated at more the 220 Mtoe, with the largest potential in thermal power generation, followed by chemical and petrochemical industry, cement industry, iron and steel industry, and road transport sector.
In the coming 30 years, China's GDP growth will be around 7% annually, and the continuation of rapid economic growth could result in a number of difficulty issues such as energy security, environment protection and CO_2 emissions reductions. China should solve these problems through its own efforts. The first step is to establish an empowered actor, and then to establish a comprehensive and coherent energy strategic system. Energy conservation should be promoted as national policy with highest priority ; measures such as development of renewable energy, diffusion of international commercialized cleaner coal technologies and establishing an emergency response system, should be conducted with higher priority ; but measures such as imposing environmental tax, industrialization of coal liquefaction and food-based fuel alcohol, should be given careful consideration. At the same time, international cooperation such as establishing an Energy Community in Northeast Asia region is also an important strategic option.
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