| ID | 105766 |
| Title Proper | Environmental performance evaluation of Beijing's energy use planning |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Wnag, Lei ; Xu, Linyu ; Song, Huimin |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In line with rapid economic development, urban energy consumption is increasing rapidly, resulting in environmental problems. After considering several methods to evaluate the environmental performance of energy use, including: energy ecological footprint, input-output analysis, emergy-exergy analysis, and multi-criteria decision-making, an environmental performance evaluation model is proposed, which combines the analytical hierarchy process, fuzzy extent analysis, and membership degree analysis. In the model, 18 sub-indicators of environmental performance from energy use planning are classified into four categories: structure of energy use and industry, technology and efficiency of energy use, environmental impacts caused by energy use, and the socio-economic benefits of energy use. Membership degree analysis is applied to each indicator. Three energy use scenarios which are, respectively, environment-friendly, technology-led, and economic policy-led are evaluated. The results show that the technology-led energy use planning is best. The sustainable energy use policies are proposed from three aspects, including optimizing the energy use and industrial structure, encouraging development of energy-saving and air pollution control technologies, and enhancing legislation on energy use management. The policies are helpful to optimize the trade-offs between economic growth and environmental protection in Beijing. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 39, No. 6; Jun 2011: p3483-3495 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy Vol. 39, No. 6; Jun 2011: p3483-3495 |
| Key Words | Energy Use Planning ; Environmental Performance ; Multi-criteria Decision-making ; Beijing China ; Energy |