Bioenergy: Future Direction of China's Energy and Environment Integrated Strategy

摘要

With the rapid growth of China's economy since the 1990s, its energy demand is increasing at an accelerating rate. There is no doubt that the rapidly growing energy demand in China will profoundly impact the world energy market. What really is the current status of China's energy? How serious is the energy shortage? What strategies and approaches should be undertaken to overcome the serious energy shortage in order to ensure the sustainable development of China's economy and society? Two key related events took place in 2005 and 2007. One is that the “Kyoto Protocol” took effect in 2005, impelling China to rearrange its energy use in order to reduce greenhouse gas emission in the future, and the other is that the “Chinese Renewable Energy Law” was ratified by the National People's Congress (NPC). This law puts the use of renewable energy resources on the primary pathway. Besides petroleum, biomass energy is considered a critical alternative in China's energy consumption and new rural construction campaign in 2007.