%0 Report
%K China
%K China Energy Group
%K greenhouse gas emissions
%K External
%K Curbing Air Pollution
%K Curbinng Greenhouse Gas Emissions
%K Emissions from Industrial Boilers
%K Industrial Boilers
%A Bo Shen
%A Lynn K Price
%A Hongyou Lu
%A Xu Liu
%A Katherine Tsen
%A Wei Xiangyang
%A Zhang Yunpeng
%A Guan Jian
%A Hou Rui
%A Zhang Junfeng
%A Zhuo Yuqun
%A Xia Shumao
%A Han Yafeng
%A Liu Manzhi
%D 2015
%T Curbing Air Pollution and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Industrial Boilers in China
%2 LBNL-1003860
%8 10/2015
%X <p>China's industrial boiler systems consume 700 million tons of coal annually, accounting for 18% of the nation's total coal consumption. Together these boiler systems are one of the major sources of China's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, producing approximately 1.3 gigatons (Gt) of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>) annually. These boiler systems are also responsible for 33% and 27% of total soot and sulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>) emissions in China, respectively, making a substantial contribution to China's local environmental degradation. The Chinese government — at both the national and local level — is taking actions to mitigate the significant greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution related to the country's extensive use of coal-fired industrial boilers. The United States and China are pursuing a collaborative effort under the U.S.-China Climate Change Working Group to conduct a comprehensive assessment of China's coal-fired industrial boilers and to develop an implementation roadmap that will improve industrial boiler efficiency and maximize fuel-switching opportunities. Two Chinese cities — Ningbo and Xi'an — have been selected for the assessment. These cities represent coastal areas with access to liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports and inland regions with access to interprovincial natural gas pipelines, respectively.</p>