Comparative study of energy consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions between Beijing and London

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Comparative study of energy consumption and CO₂ emissions between Beijing and London

Zhihua CAI¹, Xunmin OU¹, Xu ZHANG¹(

), Xiliang ZHANG¹, Jiankun HE¹, Yangang XING²

1. Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy, Tsinghua University; China Automotive Energy Research Center of Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; 2. Low Carbon Research Institute and Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK

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Abstract

From the view of geographic location, climate and population status, this paper makes a comparative study of the economy structure, transport system, energy supply and carbon emissions among a few cities, especially between Beijing and London, two mega-cities in the world. The developed tertiary industry, consummate transport system and low-carbon energy supply system in London can be referenced to assist Beijing in establishing a low-carbon development pathway. The difference in the statistical coverage of population between these two cities also brings about the divergence of energy consumption per capita and CO? emissions per capita between them.

Keywords Beijing London CO? emissions energy consumption low-carbon development

Corresponding Author(s): ZHANG Xu,Email:ouxm@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Issue Date: 05 March 2013

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Zhihua CAI,Xunmin OU,Xu ZHANG, et al. Comparative study of energy consumption and CO₂ emissions between Beijing and London[J]. Front Energ, 0, (): 1-5.

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Tab.1 Basic situation of London, New York, Tokyo and Beijing (2008) [-]

Fig.1 Per capita carbon emissions and energy consumption (2008) [,,]

Fig.2 Industrial structures of London and Beijing [,]
(a) Beijing; (b) London

Fig.3 Passengers per day of public traffic system [,]

Fig.4 Energy consumption of Beijing and London [,]

Fig.5 Per capita carbon emissions of Beijing and London [,,,]

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