Natural Resources in China

1
Natural Resources in China

• Zhigang Li

2
Energy Consumption of China (Crompton and Wu,
2005)
3
(No Transcript)
4
(No Transcript)
5
(No Transcript)
6
(No Transcript)
7
Why Has the Energy-Output Ratio Fallen?
(Garbaccio, 1999)
8
(No Transcript)
9
Conclusion

• Between 1987 and 1992, technical change accounted
  for most of the fall in the energy-GDP ratio.
• Structural change increased energy use.
• Increased import of energy-intensive goods
  decreased energy use

10
Why did energy intensity fell? (Zhang, 2003)
11
(No Transcript)
12
(No Transcript)
13
Implications

• Factors contributing to reduced energy
  consumption-GDP ratio
• Structural change Production structure shifts
  toward products using cleaner technology.
• Technology change More energy-efficient
  technology has been used to produce the same
  products.

14
Why has energy intensity declined? (Fisher-Vanden
et al., 2004)
15
(No Transcript)
16
(No Transcript)
17
Small Coal Mines in China(Shen et al., 2001)
18
(No Transcript)
19
China Agricultural Land(Smil, 1999)
20
(No Transcript)