Material Flow Analysis of Fossil Fuels in China during 2000–2010
Since the relationship between the supply and demand of fossil fuels is on edge in the long run, the contradiction between the economic growth and limited resources will hinder the sustainable development of the Chinese society. This paper aims to analyze the input of fossil fuels in China during 20...
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| description | Since the relationship between the supply and demand of fossil fuels is on edge in the long run, the contradiction between the economic growth and limited resources will hinder the sustainable development of the Chinese society. This paper aims to analyze the input of fossil fuels in China during 2000–2010 via the material flow analysis (MFA) that takes hidden flows into account. With coal, oil, and natural gas quantified by MFA, three indexes, consumption and supply ratio (C/S ratio), resource consumption intensity (RCI), and fossil fuels productivity (FFP), are proposed to reflect the interactions between population, GDP, and fossil fuels. The results indicated that in the past 11 years, China’s requirement for fossil fuels has been increasing continuously because of the growing mine productivity in domestic areas, which also leads to a single energy consumption structure as well as excessive dependence on the domestic exploitation. It is advisable to control the fossil fuels consumption by energy recycling and new energy facilities’ popularization in order to lead a sustainable access to nonrenewable resources and decrease the soaring carbon emissions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8c608445d18b4154bb6f00da8d80f9da2025-02-03T05:59:31ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/625828625828Material Flow Analysis of Fossil Fuels in China during 2000–2010Sheng Wang0Jing Dai1Meirong Su2Chongqing Academy of Social Sciences, Chongqing 400020, ChinaState Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaState Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaSince the relationship between the supply and demand of fossil fuels is on edge in the long run, the contradiction between the economic growth and limited resources will hinder the sustainable development of the Chinese society. This paper aims to analyze the input of fossil fuels in China during 2000–2010 via the material flow analysis (MFA) that takes hidden flows into account. With coal, oil, and natural gas quantified by MFA, three indexes, consumption and supply ratio (C/S ratio), resource consumption intensity (RCI), and fossil fuels productivity (FFP), are proposed to reflect the interactions between population, GDP, and fossil fuels. The results indicated that in the past 11 years, China’s requirement for fossil fuels has been increasing continuously because of the growing mine productivity in domestic areas, which also leads to a single energy consumption structure as well as excessive dependence on the domestic exploitation. It is advisable to control the fossil fuels consumption by energy recycling and new energy facilities’ popularization in order to lead a sustainable access to nonrenewable resources and decrease the soaring carbon emissions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/625828 |
| spellingShingle | Sheng Wang Jing Dai Meirong Su Material Flow Analysis of Fossil Fuels in China during 2000–2010 The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Material Flow Analysis of Fossil Fuels in China during 2000–2010 |
| title_full | Material Flow Analysis of Fossil Fuels in China during 2000–2010 |
| title_fullStr | Material Flow Analysis of Fossil Fuels in China during 2000–2010 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Material Flow Analysis of Fossil Fuels in China during 2000–2010 |
| title_short | Material Flow Analysis of Fossil Fuels in China during 2000–2010 |
| title_sort | material flow analysis of fossil fuels in china during 2000 2010 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/625828 |
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