Comparative study of energy consumption and CO₂ emissions between Beijing and London

Abstract

From the view of geographic location, climate and population status, this paper makes a comparative study of the economy structure, transport system, energy supply and carbon emissions among a few cities, especially between Beijing and London, two mega-cities in the world. The developed tertiary industry, consummate transport system and low-carbon energy supply system in London can be referenced to assist Beijing in establishing a low-carbon development pathway. The difference in the statistical coverage of population between these two cities also brings about the divergence of energy consumption per capita and CO₂ emissions per capita between them.

Keywords

Beijing / London / CO₂ emissions / energy consumption / low-carbon development

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Acknowledgements

This project is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 71103109), the National Social Science Foundation of China (No. 09&ZD029), the MOE Project of Key Research Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at Universities in China (No. 2009JJD790029), and the CAERC Program (Tsinghua/GM/SAIC-China).

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