Ma, T., Zhang, S., Xiao, Y. et al. Costs and health benefits of the rural energy transition to carbon neutrality in China. Nat Commun

Objective:

• Investigate how rural contemporary energy transition could contribute to China’s carbon neutrality target and at what transformation costs

Case:

• China’s provinces

Methodology:

• IAM: IMED,

Data Source

• Energy
• Emission

Findings:

• Total energy consumption for rural cooking and heating (RCH) shows decreasing trends from 2014 to 2060

• The energy transition from coal and biomass toward contemporary energy ameliorates the energy poverty of rural residents, albeit leading to increased inequality of access to contemporary energy among provinces

Coding Reference:

• See Model