China Energy Outlook 2020 - Flipbook - Page 14
international projections for 2025 and 2030, but 10 percentage points higher in 2040 and 2050
than other studies.
Overall, this report shows that following the 2015-2016 period when energy use and energyrelated emissions were leveling off or slightly declining, China’s energy consumption and CO2
emissions are increasing again as demand grows to meet the needs of China’s urbanizing
consumers. China has many policies and programs in place to address this growth that rely on
all sorts of approaches from mandatory to voluntary and including economic instruments,
informational campaigns, and motivational tactics. Considering the varying effectiveness of
these policies and programs, a scenario of continuous improvement shows that indeed, Chinese
energy use and CO2 emissions will continue to increase until 2029 and 2025, respectively.
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