China's Energy Revolution in the Context of the Global Energy Transition (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This open access book is an encyclopaedic analysis of the current and future energy system of the world's most populous country and second biggest economy. What happens in China impacts the planet. In the past 40 years China has achieved one of the most remarkable economic growth rates in history. Its GDP has risen by a factor of 65, enabling 850,000 people to rise out of poverty. Growth on this scale comes with consequences. China is the world's biggest consumer of primary energy and the world's biggest emitter of CO2 emissions. Creating a prosperous and harmonious society that delivers economic growth and a high quality of life for all will require radical change in the energy sector, and a rewiring of the economy more widely. In China's Energy Revolution in the Context of the Global Energy Transition, a team of researchers from the Development Research Center of the State Council of China and Shell International examine how China can revolutionise its supply and use of energy. They examine the entire energy system: coal, oil, gas, nuclear, renewables and new energies in production, conversion, distribution and consumption. They compare China with case studies and lessons learned in other countries. They ask which technology, policy and market mechanisms are required to support the change and they explore how international cooperation can smooth the way to an energy revolution in China and across the world. And, they create and compare scenarios on possible pathways to a future energy system that is low-carbon, affordable, secure and reliable.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Advances in Oil and Gas Exploration & Production
Release date:	May 2020
First published:	2020
Editors:	Shell International B.V. • Development Research Center DRC
Dimensions:	254 x 178mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	700
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-040153-5
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Fossil fuel technologies > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Economic geology > General
LSN:	3-03-040153-7
Barcode:	9783030401535

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