| dc.contributor.author | Yan, Xiaoyu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-19T13:30:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-10-19T13:30:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2017-10-19T14:09:52.520Z | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Yan, X. 2008. Life Cycle Energy Demand and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Chinas road transport sector : Future trends and Policy Implications. Queen Mary University of London | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/28173 | |
| dc.description | PhD | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A critical evaluation of the national profile of energy supply and demand and the
associated greenhouse gas (OHO) emissions in China has been conducted. The
contribution of the transport sector in China, the road transport sector in
particular, to China's overall energy demand and OHO emissions has been
assessed and compared with values for other countries. Approaches for reducing
energy demand and OHO emissions in the road transport sector worldwide have
been reviewed.
A detailed bottom-up model has been developed using 'LEAP' software, to
estimate future energy demand and OHO emissions in China's road transport
sector, incorporating China's recent efforts in alternative fuel promotion.
Modelling approach and historical data used have been tested and verified to
ensure reliability. Two scenarios have been designed to describe the future
strategies relating to the development of China's road transport sector between
2005 and 2030. The 'Business as Usual' scenario is used as a baseline reference
scenario, in which the government is assumed to do nothing to influence the
long-term trends of road transport energy demand. The 'Best Case' scenario is
considered to be the most optimized case where a series of available reduction
measures are assumed to be implemented. Energy demand and OHO emissions
in China's road transport sector up to 2030 are estimated in these two scenarios.
The reduction potential and the relative contribution of each measure have been
estimated.
A 'life cycle assessment' model for the road transport sector has been developed.
The life cycle energy demand and OHO emissions in China's road transport
sector are estimated using the model. The reduction potential and the relative
contribution of each measure have been re-assessed from a life cycle perspective.
Potential impacts on global oil resources, availability and prices are discussed.
The importance of life cycle assessment in evaluating the effects of different
reduction measures is discussed. Policy implications are presented | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Queen Mary University of London | en_US |
| dc.rights | The copyright of this thesis rests with the author and no quotation from it or information derived from it may be published without the prior written consent of the author | |
| dc.subject | energy supply and demand | en_US |
| dc.subject | greenhouse gas emision | en_US |
| dc.subject | China | en_US |
| dc.subject | road transport | en_US |
| dc.title | Life Cycle Energy Demand and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Chinas road transport sector : Future trends and Policy Implications | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
