Multi-model comparison of the economic and energy implications for China and India in an international climate regime
Journal article, 2015

This paper presents a modeling comparison on how stabilization of global climate change at about 2 °C above the pre-industrial level could affect economic and energy systems development in China and India. Seven General Equilibrium (CGE) and energy system models on either the global or national scale are soft-linked and harmonized with respect to population and economic assumptions. We simulate a climate regime, based on long-term convergence of per capita carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, starting from the emission pledges presented in the Copenhagen Accord to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and allowing full emissions trading between countries. Under the climate regime, Indian emission allowances are allowed to grow more than the Chinese allowances, due to the per capita convergence rule and the higher population growth in India. Economic and energy implications not only differ among the two countries, but also across model types. Decreased energy intensity is the most important abatement approach in the CGE models, while decreased carbon intensity is most important in the energy system models. The reduction in carbon intensity is mostly achieved through deployment of carbon capture and storage, renewable energy sources and nuclear energy. The economic impacts are generally higher in China than in India, due to higher 2010–2050 cumulative abatement in China and the fact that India can offset more of its abatement cost though international emission trading.

Author

Daniel Johansson

Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Physical Resource Theory

Paul L. Lucas

PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

Matthias Weitzel

Institut fur Weltwirtschaft an der Universitat Kiel

Erik Ahlgren

Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Energy Technology

A. B Bazaz

IIMA (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad)

Wenying Chen

Tsinghua University

M.G.J den Elzen

PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

Joydeep Ghosh

University of Delhi

Maria Grahn

Chalmers, Energy and Environment, Physical Resource Theory

Qiao-Mei Liang

Beijing Institute of Technology

Sonja Peterson

Institut fur Weltwirtschaft an der Universitat Kiel

Basanta K. Pradhan

University of Delhi

Bas J. van Ruijven

National Center for Atmospheric Research

PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

Priyadarshi Ramprasad Shukla

IIMA (Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad)

D. van Duuren

Utrecht University

PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

Yi-Ming Wei

Beijing Institute of Technology

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

1381-2386 (ISSN) 1573-1596 (eISSN)

Vol. 20 8 1335-1359

Policy Options to engage Emerging Asian economies in a post-Kyoto regime (POEM)

European Commission (EC) (EC/FP7/226282), 2010-01-01 -- 2014-11-30.

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Energy

Subject Categories

Energy Systems

DOI

10.1007/s11027-014-9549-4

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