Print Email Facebook Twitter Co-simulation of energy transition in residential sectors of Chinese lower-tier cities Title Co-simulation of energy transition in residential sectors of Chinese lower-tier cities Author van Bilsen, Daniël (Student TU Delft) Huang, Yilin (TU Delft System Engineering) Li, Fen (Shenzhen Institute of Building Research) Contributor Bruzzone, Agostino G. (editor) Janosy, Janos Sebestyen (editor) Nicoletti, Letizia (editor) Zacharewicz, Gregory (editor) Date 2020 Abstract China is undergoing large changes to tackle carbon dioxide emissions and air pollution. While the top-down governance allows for clear setting of emission reduction targets for industrial sectors and major cities, reducing emissions in residential sectors in smaller (the so-called low-tier) cities remain challenging and often unaddressed. This paper studies policy options to reduce emissions in residential sectors in low-tier Chinese cities. We conducted interviews and surveys in the city of Jingmen in the Hubei province and developed simulation models with feasible policy options and realistic consumption choice preferences. The simulation provided insights to the policies on reducing household coal consumption and ensuing emissions. Our research found that top-down restrictive policies such as coal ban and coal tax are effective in reducing emissions. They, however, restrict access to affordable energy for heating and cooking, especially within rural areas. They hence need to be combined with supportive policies such as electricity subsidy to yield long-term positive impact. Subject Household emissionsModellingResidential energy consumptionSimulation To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ce65b1e1-de3c-484d-8bc5-4fc01a3115e7 DOI https://doi.org/10.46354/i3m.2020.sesde.002 ISBN 978-88-85741-52-2 Source 8th International Workshop on Simulation for Energy, Sustainable Development and Environment, SESDE 2020 Event 8th International Workshop on Simulation for Energy, Sustainable Development & Environment (Online event), 2020-09-16 → 2020-09-18 Series 8th International Workshop on Simulation for Energy, Sustainable Development and Environment, SESDE 2020 Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2020 Daniël van Bilsen, Yilin Huang, Fen Li Files PDF Co_simulation_of_energy_t ... cities.pdf 721.8 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:ce65b1e1-de3c-484d-8bc5-4fc01a3115e7/datastream/OBJ/view