title: [Analysis of China's energy consumption and its impact on the environment in the future].
abstract: With the development of economy and urbanization, energy consumption and its impact on the environment in the future have become a focal point in China. Based on briefly reviewing energy consumption during 1980-2000 and analyzing its impact, three scenarios are assumed to forecast energy consumption status and analyze its impact on the environment in the future. The results indicate that the emissions of SO2, NOx, CO2 and soot dust caused by energy consumption would keep a high level in the future, and there are significant differences among the three scenarios' estimates. Improving energy efficiency and strengthening the exploitation and utilization of clean and renewable energy are suggested to mitigate the environmental pollution.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Systems Ecology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, CAS, Beijing 100085, China.
authors.forename: Bo-fu
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Hong-bing
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Jing-zhu
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003031:Coal / Q000032:analysis*; D011211:Electric Power Supplies; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005544:Forecasting; D014507:Urbanization
chemical_list: D003031:Coal