Environmental Engineering Reference
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Table 8.2
China's economic and social development scenarios and 2050 goals compared to the current levels of Japan and the United States
China in 2050:
energy-saving
scenario
China in 2050:
low-carbon
scenario
China
in 2005
Japan
in 2005
United States
in 2005
GDP per capita
US$10,000 (year 2000
reference price)
0.1445
3.7
3.9
2.2
2.2
Urbanization rate
%
43
66
81
79
79
Steel production at peak level
100 million t
5
1.2
1.4
7
6
The proportion of steel produced
by electrified furnace
-
12.9 %
25.6 %
55 %
20 %
60 %
m
2
per person
Urban per capita housing space
22
30
63
34
30
Adoption rate of household ir conditioners
Sets per 100 households
81
255.3
NA
210
210
Automobiles per 1,000 persons
Units per 1,000 persons
2
581
808
420
388
Average annual driving distance of private cars
Km per year
20,000
8,000
30,000
8,500
5,000
Proportion of hybrid cars among private cars
-
0 %
Low
Low
30 %
70 %
Installed power generating capacity per capita
kW per person
0.3
1.9
3.2
1.79
1.7
Per capita energy consumption
tce per person
1.72
5.9
11.3
4.58
3.81
Per capita CO
2
emissions
tCO
2
per person
3.88
9.50
19.61
8.33
5.98
Cumulative CO
2
emissions per capita
(1850 - target year)
Tons of CO
2
71
335
1,110
382.9
310
