China and India case study on new consumers in Energy Market
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- Created on: 27-02-14 21:08
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- New consumers in energy market - China and India
- what are the main sources of power?
- China imports 3 million barrels per day
- china's future is coal and renewables
- by 2020 china wants 15% of its power to come from renewable sources
- why has demand increased?
- china's economy = manufacturing
- India is strongly service based
- China's economy is growing 10% a year
- own oil is running out
- rising car ownership in China
- 2020 expected to have 140 million cars on road
- rural- urban migration - China
- 45 million expected to move to cities by 2012
- 1990's China's economy became more capitalist
- Is the access to energy equally distributed?
- China's strategic position means that it is better at securing energy than India
- India's electricity management+ distribution network
- viewed in need of reform
- India's energy is being stolen from its grid
- many people in India suffer hours without power
- 700 million Indians rely on animal waste and firewood fuel for cooking
- How is the demand affecting climate change?
- China - biggest producer and consumer of coal
- pollution
- energy consumption in India expected to quadruple in next 25 years
- increased greenhouse gases
- India had pledged to ensure that its per capita emissions never exceeds the developed world
- Indian only contributes 4.6% of world GHG
- population represents 17% of population
- China is second to the US in its outputs of GHG
- China - biggest producer and consumer of coal
- Are renewable energies being used?
- China has plans to build HEP dams on all major rivers
- Three Gorges Dam produces 16% of its energy production
- what are the main sources of power?
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