Energy Blue Print
Archive 2008

Moving from principles to action for energy supply that mitigates against climate change requires a long-term perspective. Energy infrastructure takes time to build up; new energy technologies take time to develop. Policy shifts often also need many years to take effect. In most world regions the transformation from fossil to renewable energies will require additional investment and higher supply costs over about twenty years

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heat and cooling supply

Today, renewables provide 28% of primary energy demand for heat and cooling supply in China, the main contribution coming from the use of biomass.

In the Energy [R]evolution Scenario, renewables provide 65% of China’s total heating and cooling demand by 2050.

  • Energy efficiency measures will restrict the future primary energy demand for heat and cooling supply to an increase of 21%, compared to 61% in the Reference Scenario, in spite of improving living standards.
  • In the industry sector solar collectors, biomass/biogas as well as geothermal energy are increasingly substituting for conventional fossil-fired heating systems.
  • A shift from coal and oil to natural gas in the remaining conventional applications leads to a further reduction of CO2 emissions.
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