Coal Supply Chains: A Whole-Process-Based Measurement of Carbon Emissions in a Mining City of China

Guangfang Luo, Jianjun Zhang, Yongheng Rao, Xiaolei Zhu and Yiqiang Guo
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Guangfang Luo: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Jianjun Zhang: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Yongheng Rao: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Xiaolei Zhu: School of Land Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China
Yiqiang Guo: Key Laboratory of Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Land and Resources, Beijing 100083, China

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 11, 1-18

Abstract: The purpose of the study is to understand the carbon emissions in the coal supply chains of a mining city. The paper employed a conceptual methodology for the estimation of carbon emissions in the four processes of coal mining, selection and washing, transportation and consumption. The results show that the total carbon emission of the coal supply chain in Wu’an is up to 3.51 × 10 10 kg and is mainly sourced from the coal mining and consumption, respectively accounting for 13.10% and 84.62%, which indicates that deep coal processing plays a more critical determinant in coal production and consumption. Among the pillar industries, the carbon emissions from the steel industry accounts for 85.41% of the total in the coal consumption process, which indicates that the structure of carbon emissions is dependent on the local industrial structure. Additionally, the carbon directly from CO 2 accounts for 89.46%. Our study is not only to be able to supply references for the formulation strategy of a low carbon city, but also to provide a new approach to urban development patterns with a new view for coal resource management.

Keywords: coal supply chain; carbon emission; whole process; mining city; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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