Technology-side carbon abatement cost curves for China’s power generation sector

China is among the largest emitters of carbon dioxide (CO₂), worldwide Thus, its emissions mitigation is of global concern. The power generation sector is responsible for nearly half of China’s total CO₂ emissions and plays a key role in emissions mitigation. This study is an integrated evaluation of abatement technologies, including both low-carbon power generation technologies and retrofitting options for coal power plants. We draw marginal abatement cost curves for these technologies using the conservation supply curve method. Using scenario analysis for the years 2015 to 2030, we discuss the potential performance of abatement technologies. Marginal costs for the analyzed abatement technologies range from RMB ? 357.41/ton CO₂ to RMB 927.95/ton CO₂. Furthermore, their cumulative mitigation potential relative to the baseline scenario could reach 35 billion tons of CO₂ in 2015–2030, with low-carbon power generation technologies and coal power abatement technologies contributing 55% and 45% of the total mitigation, respectively. Our case study of China demonstrates the power generation sector’s great potential to mitigate global emissions, and we suggest nuclear power, hydropower, and the comprehensive retrofitting of coal power as key technology options for the low-carbon transition of the energy system and long-term emissions mitigation strategies.

     

唐山市区大气环境容量研究

为确定唐山市区的大气环境容量,根据唐山市自然环境、污染气象特征、大气环境过程、区域污染源分布等现有信息,利用飞机场探空气象资料研究了唐山市大气混合层高度,并建立了用于大气环境质量预测的多维多箱与高斯复合模型,结合大气环境质量标准计算了不同达标率下唐山市的大气环境容量.研究结果表明,复合模型能够综合考虑各类影响因素,对污染物浓度具有较高的预测准确度,能有效地应用于大气环境容量计算中.