Report: Beijing a leader in energy conservation
0 Comment(s)
Print
E-mail China.org.cn, July 28, 2017
Beijing has emerged as a leader in China’s energy conservation efforts.
According to the 2016 Beijing Energy and Water Consumption Report released on July 26, Beijing has made remarkable progress in energy saving as part of its efforts in building a green and low-carbon city.
Beijing’s energy consumption in 2016 increased by 1.6 percent year on year, equivalent to 69.617 million tons of standard coal, which stayed below the city’s annual target of 71 million tons.
During the year, the energy consumed for every 10,000 yuan of GDP (at 2015 prices) was equivalent to 0.2835 tons of standard coal, 4.79 percent lower than in 2015—the lowest in China—with a drop of 1.29 percentage points below the target.
The city met its conservation goals by continuing to push the relocation of heavy industries. In addition, companies on the “Banned and Restricted List” were able to drastically reduce energy consumption, with an average drop of 6.5 percent from the previous year.
Beijing also took measures to effectively improve its air quality. By cutting coal and oil consumption, the city further implemented structural optimization in its energy consumption efforts. Coal accounted for 9.8 percent of the city’s total energy consumption in 2016, a drop of 3.9 percentage points from the previous year.
Furthermore, power generation by gas accounted for 86 percent of Beijing’s total sum. Natural gas consumption accounted for 31.7 percent, up 2.7 percentage points from 2015. Meanwhile, power generation by renewable energy reached 2.57 billion KWH, with a year-on-year increase of 53.8 percent.
Throughout the city center as well as in outer rural areas, Beijing pushed forward efforts to restrict coal-fired boilers and install clean energy replacements. This contributed to a drastic decrease in annual coal consumption by 3.176 million tons, which totaled 8.476 million tons in 2016.
Finally, Beijing phased out 440,000 high-polluting old vehicles in 2016. Petrol and diesel consumption in Beijing decreased by 0.3 percent over the previous year.
In 2016, Beijing’s total water consumption was limited to 3.88 billion cubic meters, with a year-on-year increase of 1.6 percent. Water consumed for every 10,000 yuan of GDP (at 2015 prices) was 15.8 cubic meters, 4.79 percent lower than in 2015, with a drop of 1.79 percentage points below the annual target. Beijing will promote the use of 100,000 water-efficient devices, as well as offer rebates for purchases of water-efficient products named by the city government.
Go to Forum >>0 Comment(s)