Energy Demand Outlook and Scenario Analysis of Carbon Dioxide Emission of China

Continually rapid economic growth and huge population cause a substantial increasing of energy demand in China, coal-dominated energy structure also make China the world's second largest country following the United States according to the total quantity of carbon dioxide emissions. Based on the economic growth forecasted by the U.S. Energy Information Administration and the population projection made by the United Nations, the outlook of primary energy demand in China is forecasted. Furthermore, high, medium and low scenarios of carbon dioxide emissions are designed to forecast carbon dioxide emissions in China. Finally the forecasting result is compared with the similar prediction made by other research institutions, which provides basis for the further study on CO(2) emission reduction measure in China.