Carbon Footprint
In 2001 the carbon emissions from coal use in China made up about 10% of the world total CO2 emissions at the time. By 2004 this fraction rose to 14%. It is believed that a continued increase in coal power in China may undermine international initiatives to decrease carbon emissions such as the Kyoto Protocol, which called for a decrease of 483 million tons by 2012. In the same time frame, it is expected that coal plants in China will have increased CO2 emissions by 1,926 million tons — over 4 times the proposed reduction.
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
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CO2 from coal | 2,363 | 2,287 | 2,339 | 2,472 | 2,518 | 2,731 | 3,809 |
CO2 from natural gas | 47 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 72 | 83 |
CO2 from petroleum | 531 | 566 | 636 | 653 | 686 | 737 | 816 |
Total CO2 from all fossil fuels | 2,940 | 2,905 | 3,033 | 3,190 | 3,273 | 3,541 | 4,707 |
Source: DOE/EIA |
Read more about this topic: Coal Power In The People's Republic Of China
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