Journal of China in Global and Comparative Perspectives
Volume 4, 2018
Are climate policies in China and India responsive to demographic changes?
Author: Amitendu Palit
Volume number: 4
Year of publication: 2018
Language: English
Publisher: Global Century Press (London)
ISSN 2633-9544 (print)
ISSN 2633-9552 (online)
ISBN 978-1-913522-28-7
DOI https://doi.org/10.24103/JCGCP.en.2018.5
作者：阿米滕杜·帕利特
期号：第4期
出版年份：2018年
语言：英文
出版社：环球世纪出版社 (伦敦)
ISSN 2633-9560 (印刷版)
ISSN 2633-9579 (电子版)
ISBN 978-1-913522-28-7
DOI https://doi.org/10.24103/JCGCP.en.2018.5
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Abstract: Demographic evolution and the resultant changes in energy consumption patterns have significant implications for carbon emissions in China and India. This paper reviews the evidence on the interrelationship between demographic changes, energy use and emissions for the two countries and finds urbanization and changes in household energy consumption to have a significant effect on emissions. However, national climate policies in China and India do not appear to have taken explicit note of the interrelationship and its effects. Pointing out that climate policies in both countries are still evolving, the paper argues for greater policy emphasis on residential and household consumption patterns as opposed to the present focus on energy use by industry. It further argues that de-linking energy intensity from carbon intensity is likely to be difficult for both countries, as cheaper prices of carbon-intensive fuels such as coal can discourage households, particularly low-income urban families, from substituting them with more expensive cleaner fuels.
Keywords: climate change, demography, urbanization, emission, energy intensity, coal, China, India
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