Journal
APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 166, Issue -, Pages 253-263Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.11.075
Keywords
Greenhouse gas emission; China's aluminum industry; LCA; Scenario analysis
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- China-Canada Scholarship Exchange Program [201505990157]
- Liaoning Provincial Doctor Fund [Y5KJT1A1J2]
- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars [71025002]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [71033004]
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With the rapid growth of aluminum production, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in China's aluminum industry (CAI) is posing a significant challenge. In this study, the energy-related GHG emission trajectories, features and driving forces of CAI are analyzed from the perspective of life cycle analysis (LCA) from 2004 to 2013. Results indicate that CAI experienced a rapid growth of energy-related GHG emissions with an average annual growth of 28.5 million tons CO(2)e from 2004 to 2013. Energy-scale effect is the main driving force for energy-related GHG emissions increase in CAI, while emission factor effect of secondary aluminum production plays a marginal effect. Construction and transportation-related activities account for the bulk of the embodied emissions, accounting for more than 40% of the total embodied emissions from CAI. Policy implications for GHG mitigation within the CM, such as developing secondary aluminum industry, improving energy mix and optimizing resource efficiency of production, are raised. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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