Abstract
Guangdong energy consumption mix—dominated by fossil fuels—has generated high level of carbon emissions. The statistics revealed that aggregate energy consumption had been increasing year by year, and the evolution process could be split into three stages during 1995–2012. In Stage I (1995–2002), aggregate energy consumption increased with an AAGR at 6%. During this period, Guangdong economy grew at a slow pace, and consumption of coal, petroleum, and electricity achieved at an AAGR at 5, 7, and 14%, respectively.
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The Chinese carbon emissions scale are split into four classes: Class I (ultra-heavy emissions) with emissions larger than 1 × 108 t/year; Class II (heavy emissions) with emissions of (9999–3000) × 104 t/year; Class III (general emissions) with emissions of (2999–1000) × 104 t/year; Class IV (light emissions) with emissions at or below 999 × 104 t/year.
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“Production end” refers to agriculture, manufacturing and catering sectors despite of the energy consumption for people’s livelihood. The “consumption end” shown in the previous subsector is made up of both production sectors and people’s livelihood. In this subsection, “production end” and “resident end” are cited to differentiate all production sectors and people’s livelihood.
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Zhao, D., Wang, W., Luo, Z. (2019). Guangdong Carbon Emissions Status Quo and Main Characteristics. In: A Brief Overview of China’s ETS Pilots. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1888-7_4
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