The consistency of China's energy statistics and its implications for climate policy

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 199; pp. 27 - 35
• Main Authors: Li, Huimin, Zhao, Xiaofan, Wu, Tong, Qi, Ye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 20.10.2018
• Subjects: carbon dioxide; China; Climate policy; coal; data collection; emissions factor; energy; Energy statistics; environmental policy; greenhouse gas emissions; Low-carbon development; Scattered coal; South Korea; statistics; yearbooks; South Korea; China; Climate policy; Low-carbon development; China; Energy statistics; Scattered coal

Reliable energy statistics serve as the foundation and starting point for understanding the climate policies of any country. As the most comprehensive sources of energy data for China, China Energy Statistics Yearbooks (ESY), published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), underwent three majo...