Integrated assessment of resource-energy-environment nexus in China's iron and steel industry

dc.contributorAalto-yliopistofi
dc.contributorAalto Universityen
dc.contributor.authorZhang, Shaohuien_US
dc.contributor.authorYi, Bo-Wenen_US
dc.contributor.authorWorrell, Ernsten_US
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Fabianen_US
dc.contributor.authorCrijns-Graus, Winaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPurohit, Pallaven_US
dc.contributor.authorWada, Yoshihideen_US
dc.contributor.authorVaris, Ollien_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Built Environmenten
dc.contributor.groupauthorWater and Environmental Engineeringen
dc.contributor.organizationBeihang Universityen_US
dc.contributor.organizationUtrecht Universityen_US
dc.contributor.organizationInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-15T08:20:40Z
dc.date.available2019-08-15T08:20:40Z
dc.date.embargoinfo:eu-repo/date/embargoEnd/2021-09-21en_US
dc.date.issued2019-09-20en_US
dc.description.abstractMESSAGEix model are widely used for forecasting long-term energy consumption and emissions, as well as modelling the possible GHGs mitigations. However, because of the complexity of manufacturing sectors, the MESSAGEix model aggregate detailed technology options and thereby miss linkages across sub-sectors, which leads to energy saving potentials are often not very realistic and cannot be used to design specific policies. Here, we integrate Material/Energy/water Flow Analysis (MEWFA) and nexus approach into the MESSAGEix to estimate resource-energy-environment nexus in China's iron and steel industry. Results show that between 2010 and 2050 energy efficiency measures and route shifting of China's steel industry will decrease raw material input by 14%, energy use by 7%, water consumption by 8%, CO2 emissions by 7%, NOx emissions by 9%, and SO2 emissions by 14%, respectively. However, water withdrawal and PM2.5 emissions will increase by 14% and 20%, respectively. The main reason is that water withdrawal and PM2.5 emissions in the process of BF-BOF are over 4 times lower than the process scrap-EAF. Therefore, policy makers should consider nexus effects when design integrated policy to achieve multiple targets. Finally, future directions on enhancing the representation of manufacturing sectors in IAMs are given.en
dc.description.versionPeer revieweden
dc.format.extent15
dc.format.extent235-249
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.citationZhang, S, Yi, B-W, Worrell, E, Wagner, F, Crijns-Graus, W, Purohit, P, Wada, Y & Varis, O 2019, ' Integrated assessment of resource-energy-environment nexus in China's iron and steel industry ', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 232, pp. 235-249 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.392en
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.05.392en_US
dc.identifier.issn0959-6526
dc.identifier.issn1879-1786
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dc.identifier.urihttps://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/39624
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:aalto-201908154669
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Cleaner Productionen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 232en
dc.rightsopenAccessen
dc.subject.keywordIAMsen_US
dc.subject.keywordMESSAGEixen_US
dc.subject.keywordIron and steel industryen_US
dc.subject.keywordEnergy efficiency benefitsen_US
dc.subject.keywordChinaen_US
dc.subject.keywordResource-Energy-Environment Nexusen_US
dc.titleIntegrated assessment of resource-energy-environment nexus in China's iron and steel industryen
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