Research on the allocation scheme of carbon emission allowances for China's provincial power grids

Muren Bai and Cunbin Li

Energy, 2024, vol. 299, issue C

Abstract: The power industry is the industry with the highest carbon emissions in China, and the rational allocation of carbon quotas for the power industry is the key to the rational allocation of carbon quotas in China, while the transfer of carbon emissions generated by inter-provincial power trading makes it difficult to calculate the carbon emission quotas for power. The article calculates the comprehensive power carbon quota for each province based on the principles of equity(PEQ) and the principles of efficiency(PEF). The results of the study prove the following points. (1) There are significant differences in the carbon emission factors calculated for electricity generation and consumption in each province. (2) The western provinces with abundant electricity resources deliver electricity to the eastern and southern provinces to ensure their economic development, so the western provinces with higher inflows of electricity carbon emissions bear the carbon emission pressure of the eastern and southern provinces. (3) The provincial electricity carbon quota calculated by the principle of comprehensiveness(PC) takes into account social equity and economic efficiency, and the calculation results are more reasonable. This study achieves balanced regional development by reasonably allocating provincial electricity carbon quotas.

Keywords: Electricity carbon transfer; Electricity carbon quota allocation; Equality principle; Efficiency principle (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.131551

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