The Potential of Renewable Energy for the Alleviation of Climate Change in China

Abstract:

With the introduction of clean development mechanism (CDM), people focus on finding the possibility of using CDM in many sectors recently. This paper presents a brief potential capacity of renewable energy for CDM in China. It analyses the current situation in renewable energy and concludes that there are a variety of possible potential, mainly in the areas of wind power, small hydropower, solar photovoltaic, biomass energy and coal-bed methane. From these different aspects, this paper discusses the potential for alleviation of climate change in corresponding areas separately. It also underlines the role of the CDM in reducing CO2 emission, which is good for the environment in global climate change.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 278-280)
• Pages: 2308-2312
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.278-280.2308
• Online since: January 2013
• Authors: Lu Li, Zhong Fu Tan
• Keywords: Alleviation of Climate Change, Biomass Energy, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Small Hydropower, Solar Photovoltaic (PV), Wind Power

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