Assessment of energy technology to abate air pollution emissions in china

Abstract

This paper attempts to empirically analyze the interregional repercussion of collecting environmental tax to introduce abatement technology for the case of China's air pollution problem, by applying a dynamic interregional CGE model. For this purpose, the possible future of energy technology development is forecasted by a series of scenarios. Then the short-term low scenario is simulated by assuming all sulfur tax will be paid back to local region to introduce desulfurization technology. Given several desulfurization technologies used in current secondary energy sector, each technology's affordability, environmental impacts and economic effects are numerically examined over 20 years. Finally, these technologies are assessed for China's sustainable development. © 2002, JAPAN SECTION OF THE REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL. All rights reserved.