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Fig. 1.4 Carbon emissions
of major countries in the
world (2009) (Source: Jinjun
Xue, based on OECE/IEA ,
CO 2 Emissions from Fuel
Combustion Highlights 2011 )
cities and regions, the greater the harm and loss will be. China is the biggest victim
of global climate change. 4
1.2.5 China Faces Serious Energy Shortage
From detailed statistics of energy consumption and production, China's national
total energy consumption reached 3,066 Mtce in 2009, breaking through the target
of 3,000 Mtce for 2020 proposed in the Medium and Long Term Development
Planning of Energy 2004-2020 (passed by the State Council Executive Meeting) 11
years ago; in 2010 the national total energy consumption exceeded 3,200 Mtce,
which also broke through the target of 2,700 Mtce for 2010 set in the Energy
Development Planning of the 11th Five-Year Plan by 0.5 billion tons; even if it is
controlled at 4 billion tons by 2015, national energy consumption will still increase
by 4.6 % per year in the coming 5 years (2011-2015), above the world's average
growth rate. China is not only the biggest energy consumer, but also the country
which contributes the most to energy consumption growth. During 2008-2015, the
increase in China's energy consumption will account for half of the world's
increase (see Table 1.2 ); following this tendency, China's energy consumption
will jump to over 5,000 Mtce by 2020 [ 1 ].
4 Ross Garnaut, Low-carbon National Economics, in Xue Jinjun eds., The Economics of Low-
Carbon, Social Science Academy Press, 2011.
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