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Supplementary
Data Description
1.
Abbreviation Index
EN
Final energy consumption from National Energy Statistics
EP
Final energy consumption from Provincial Energy Statistics
V
Net heating values
C
Net carbon contents
O
Oxidization rates
WRI
Data
from World Resource Institute
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
NBS
National Bureau of Statistics
CSI
Cement Sustainability Initiative
NDRC tier 1
The National Development and Reform Commission, aggregated emission factors
NDRC tier 2
The National Development and Reform Commission, disaggregated sectors
NDRC tier 3
The National Development and Reform Commission, emission factors disaggregated
by fuel types and sectors
NC
The People Republic of China National Communication on Climat
e Change
NC 1994
1994 National Communication on Climate Change
NC 2005 tier 1
2005 National Communication on Climate Change, aggregated emission factors
NC 2005 tier 2
2005 National Communication on Climate Change, emission factors disaggregated
by
sectors
NC 2005 tier3
2005 National Communication on Climate Change, emission factors disaggregated
by fuel types and sectors
MEIC
Multi-
resolution Emission Inventory for China
(http://www.meicmodel.org/)
UN average
UN Statistics world average value
UN China
UN Statistics China specific value
IPCC EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and IPCC
emission factors of v, c and o
IPCC EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EN) and IPCC emission
factors of v
, c and o
NBS EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and NBS emission
factors of v, c and o
NBS EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EN) and NBS emission
factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 1 EP
Emission
estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and NDRC tier 1
emission factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 1 EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EN) and NDRC tier 1
emission factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 2 EP
Emission estima
ted by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and NDRC tier 2
emission factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 2 EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EN) and NDRC tier 2
emission factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 3 EP
Emission estimated by
using provincial energy consumption (EP) and NDRC tier 3
emission factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 3 EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EN) and NDRC tier 3
emission factors of v, c and o
Supplementary
Data Description
1.
Abbreviation Index
EN
Final energy consumption from National Energy Statistics
EP
Final energy consumption from Provincial Energy Statistics
V
Net heating values
C
Net carbon contents
O
Oxidization rates
WRI
Data
from World Resource Institute
IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
NBS
National Bureau of Statistics
CSI
Cement Sustainability Initiative
NDRC tier 1
The National Development and Reform Commission, aggregated emission factors
NDRC tier 2
The National Development and Reform Commission, disaggregated sectors
NDRC tier 3
The National Development and Reform Commission, emission factors disaggregated
by fuel types and sectors
NC
The People Republic of China National Communication on Climat
e Change
NC 1994
1994 National Communication on Climate Change
NC 2005 tier 1
2005 National Communication on Climate Change, aggregated emission factors
NC 2005 tier 2
2005 National Communication on Climate Change, emission factors disaggregated
by
sectors
NC 2005 tier3
2005 National Communication on Climate Change, emission factors disaggregated
by fuel types and sectors
MEIC
Multi-
resolution Emission Inventory for China
(http://www.meicmodel.org/)
UN average
UN Statistics world average value
UN China
UN Statistics China specific value
IPCC EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and IPCC
emission factors of v, c and o
IPCC EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EN) and IPCC emission
factors of v
, c and o
NBS EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and NBS emission
factors of v, c and o
NBS EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EN) and NBS emission
factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 1 EP
Emission
estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and NDRC tier 1
emission factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 1 EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EN) and NDRC tier 1
emission factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 2 EP
Emission estima
ted by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and NDRC tier 2
emission factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 2 EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EN) and NDRC tier 2
emission factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 3 EP
Emission estimated by
using provincial energy consumption (EP) and NDRC tier 3
emission factors of v, c and o
NDRC tier 3 EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EN) and NDRC tier 3
emission factors of v, c and o
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NC 1994 EN
Emission estimated by using
national energy consumption (EN) and NC 1994
emission factors of v, c and o
NC 1994 EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and NC 1994
emission factors of v, c and o
NC 2005 tier 1 EN
Emission estimated by using national energy
consumption (EN) and 2005 tier 1
emission factors of v, c and o
NC 2005 tier 1 EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and 2005 tier 1
emission factors of v, c and o
NC 2005 tier 2 EN
Emission estimated by using national energy
consumption (EN) and 2005 tier 2
emission factors of v, c and o
NC 2005 tier 2 EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and 2005 tier 2
emission factors of v, c and o
NC 2005 tier 3 EN
Emission estimated by using national energy
consumption (EN) and NC 2005 tier 3
emission factors of v, c and o
NC 2005 tier 3 EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EP) and NC 2005 tier
3 emission factors of v, c and o
MEIC EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EP) and MEIC emission
factors of v, c and o
MEIC EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EN) and MEIC
emission factors of v, c and o
UN average EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EP) and UN aver
age
emission factors of v, c and o
UN average EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EN) and UN average
emission factors of v, c and o
UN China EN
Emission estimated by using national energy consumption (EP) and UN China
emission
factors of v, c and o
UN China EP
Emission estimated by using provincial energy consumption (EN) and UN China
emission factors of v, c and o
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2.
Supplementary Data
(attached with separate file
Supplementary
Data.xls”)
1 Activity data
1.1 China's national energy consumption 1997
-2012
1.2 China's provincial energy consumption 1997
-2012
1.3 China's apparent energy consumption 1950
-2013
1.4 China's cement and clinker production 1978
-2013
1.5 China's national coal consumption fo
r 46 sectors 2000
-2011
1.6 China's national crude oil consumption for 46 sectors 2000
-2011
1.7 China's national natural gas consumption for 46 sectors 2000
-2011
2 Emission factors
2.1 UN National specific heating values 1950
-2009
2.1.1 UN National specific heating values of domestic raw coal for countries 1950
-2009
2.1.2 UN National specific heating values of import raw coal for countries 1950
-2009
2.1.3 UN National specific heating values of domestic lignite for countries 1950
-2009
2.1.4 UN National specific heating values of import lignite coal for countries 1950
-2009
2.2 China's emission factors from 6 official sources
2.2.1 Abbreviation Index of emission factor sources
2.2.2 China's heating values v from 6 official s
ources
2.2.3 China's net carbon content c from 6 official sources
2.2.4 China's percent carbon content Car from 6 official sources
2.2.5 China's oxidization rate o from 6 official sources
2.2.6 China's final emission factors for fossil fuel
combustion from 6 official sources
2.2.7China's emission factors for cement process
2.3 Investigated emission factors
2.3.1 China's percent carbon content Car and production from 4243 coal mines
2.3.2 China's carbon content c and net heatin
g values v for 602 coal samples
2.3.3 China's 24 coal mine bases and 91 coal mine areas
2.3.4 China's 16 kinds of raw coal and the associated production
2.3.5 China's sectoral specific oxidization rates
3 Emission estimates
3.1 Emission inve
ntories based on official emission factors
3.1.0 Summary of 24 Emission inventories based on official emission factors
3.1.1 Fossil fuel emission inventory IPCC EP
3.1.2 Fossil fuel emission inventory IPCC EN
3.1.3 Fossil fuel emission inventory NBS EP
3.1.4 Fossil fuel emission inventory NBS EN
3.1.5 Fossil fuel emission inventory NDRC tier 1 EP
3.1.6 Fossil fuel emission inventory NDRC tier 1 EN
3.1.7 Fossil fuel emission inventory NDRC tier 2 EP
3.1.8 Fossil fuel emi
ssion inventory NDRC tier 2 EN
3.1.9 Fossil fuel emission inventory NDRC tier 3 EP
3.1.10 Fossil fuel emission inventory NDRC tier 3 EN
3.1.11 Fossil fuel emission inventory NC 1994 EP
3.1.12 Fossil fuel emission inventory NC 1994 EN
3.1.13 Fossil fuel emission inventory NC 2005 tier 1 EP
3.1.14 Fossil fuel emission inventory NC 2005 tier 1 EN
3.1.15 Fossil fuel emission inventory NC 2005 tier 2 EP
3.1.16 Fossil fuel emission inventory NC 2005 tier 2 EN
3.1.17 Fossi
l fuel emission inventory NC 2005 tier 3 EP
3.1.18 Fossil fuel emission inventory NC 2005 tier 3 EN
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3.1.19 Fossil fuel emission inventory MEIC EP
3.1.20 Fossil fuel emission inventory MEIC EN
3.1.21 Fossil fuel emission inventory UN average
EP
3.1.22 Fossil fuel emission inventory UN average EN
3.1.23 Fossil fuel emission inventory UN China EP
3.1.24 Fossil fuel emission inventory UN China EN
3.2 Emission of cement production
3.3 Emission inventory based on 4243 mine data
3
.3 Emission inventory based on 602 sample data
3.5 Emission results and comparison with international datasets
3.6 Uncertainty estimation of this study
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3. Supplementary
Data Sources
1 Activity data
Data source
1.1 China's national energy
consumption 1997
-2012
National energy statistics 1998
-2013, energy consumption data
1.2 China's provincial energy
consumption 1997
-2012
Provincial energy statistics 1998
-2013, energy consumption
data
1.3 China's apparent ene
rgy
consumption 1950
-2013
National energy statistics 1998
-2014
, energy balance table
1.4 China's cement and clinker
production 1978
-2013
Cement production: National Statistics Year Book 201
4,
Clinker production: China Cement Almanac 2005
-2014
1.5 China's
national coal
consumption for 46 sectors 2000
-
2011
National energy statistics 1998
-2013, energy consumption data
1.6 China's national crude oil
consumption for 46 sectors 2000
-
2011
National energy statistics 1998
-2013, energy consumption data
1.7
China's national natural gas
consumption for 46 sectors 2000
-
2011
National energy statistics 1998
-2013, energy consumption data
2 Emission factors
2.1 UN National specific heating
values 1950-
2009
UN Energy Statistics Database
2.1.1 UN National specifi
c heating
values of domestic raw coal for
countries 1950
-2009
UN Energy Statistics Database
2.1.2 UN National specific heating
values of import raw coal for
countries 1950
-2009
UN Energy Statistics Database
2.1.3 UN National specific heating
values of domestic lignite for
countries 1950
-2009
UN Energy Statistics Database
2.1.4 UN National specific heating
values of import lignite coal for
countries 1950
-2009
UN Energy Statistics Database
2.2 China's emission factors from 6
official sources
Source 1: U
N Energy Statistics Database, Source 2:IPCC,
Source 3:NDRC, Source 4:NBS, Source 5: MEIC, Source 6:
NC
2.2.1 Abbreviation Index of
emission factor sources
Source 1: UN Energy Statistics Database, Source 2:IPCC,
Source 3:NDRC, Source 4:NBS, Source 5: MEIC
, Source 6:
NC
2.2.2 China's heating values v from
6 official sources
Source 1: UN Energy Statistics Database, Source 2:IPCC,
Source 3:NDRC, Source 4:NBS, Source 5: MEIC, Source 6:
NC
2.2.3 China's net carbon content c
from 6 official sources
Source 1:
UN Energy Statistics Database, Source 2:IPCC,
Source 3:NDRC, Source 4:NBS, Source 5: MEIC, Source 6:
NC
2.2.4 China's percent carbon content
Car from 6 official sources
Source 1: UN Energy Statistics Database, Source 2:IPCC,
Source 3:NDRC, Source 4:NBS,
Source 5: MEIC, Source 6:
NC
2.2.5 China's oxidization rate o from
6 official sources
Source 1: UN Energy Statistics Database, Source 2:IPCC,
Source 3:NDRC, Source 4:NBS, Source 5: MEIC, Source 6:
NC
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2.2.6 China's final emission factors
for fossil fuel c
ombustion from 6
official sources
Source 1: UN Energy Statistics Database, Source 2:IPCC,
Source 3:NDRC, Source 4:NBS, Source 5: MEIC, Source 6:
NC
2.2.7 China's emission factors for
cement process
NDRC, IPCC 1996,IPCC 2006, CSI
2.3 Investigated emissio
n factors
The emission factors investigated and used in this research
2.3.1 China's percent carbon content
Car and production from 4243 coal
mines
Investigated by this study
2.3.2 China's carbon content c and
net heating values v for 602 coal
samples
Investigated by this study
2.3.3 China's 24 coal mine bases
and 91 coal mine areas
Investigated by this study
2.3.4 China's 16 kinds of raw coal
and the associated production
Investigated by this study,
extracted from China Coal Industry
Yearbook
1982-
2011
2.3.5 China's sectoral specific
oxidization rates
The People Republic of China National Communication on
Climate Change 2005
3 Emission estimates
3.1 Emission inventories based on
official emission factors
3.1.0 Summary of 24 Emissio
n
inventories based on official
emission factors
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, IPCC 1996,2006,NBS,
NDRC, NC, MEIC, UN
3.1.1 Fossil fuel emission
inventory IPCC EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, IPCC 1996,2006
3.1.2 Fossil fuel emission
inventory IPCC EN
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, IPCC 1996,2006
3.1.3 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NBS EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NBS
3.1.4 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NBS EN
Energy
Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NBS
3.1.5 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NDRC tier 1 EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NDRC 2012
3.1.6 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NDRC tier 1 EN
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NDRC 2012
3.1.7
Fossil fuel emission
inventory NDRC tier 2 EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NDRC 2012
3.1.8 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NDRC tier 2 EN
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NDRC 2012
3.1.9 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NDRC tier 3 EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NDRC 2012
3.1.10 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NDRC tier 3 EN
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NDRC 2012
3.1.11 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NC 1994 EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NC 1994
3.1.12 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NC 1994 EN
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NC 1994
3.1.13 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NC 2005 tier 1 EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NC 2005
3.1.14 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NC 2005 tier 1 EN
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NC 2005
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3.1.15 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NC 2005 tier 2 EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NC 2005
3.1.16 Fossil fuel emission
inventory
NC 2005 tier 2 EN
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NC 2005
3.1.17 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NC 2005 tier 3 EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, NC 2005
3.1.18 Fossil fuel emission
inventory NC 2005 tier 3 EN
Energy Statistics Yearbo
ok 1998-
2013, NC 2005
3.1.19 Fossil fuel emission
inventory MEIC EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, MEIC 2014
3.1.20 Fossil fuel emission
inventory MEIC EN
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, MEIC 2014
3.1.21 Fossil fuel emission
inventory UN average EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, UN 2013
3.1.22 Fossil fuel emission
inventory UN average EN
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, UN 2013
3.1.23 Fossil fuel emission
inventory UN China
EP
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, UN 2013
3.1.24 Fossil fuel emission
inventory UN China EN
Energy Statistics Yearbook 1998
-2013, UN 2013
3.2 Emission of cement production
Investigated by this study
3.3 Emission inventory based on
4243 m
ine data
Investigated by this study
3.3 Emission inventory based on
602 sample data
Investigated by this study
3.5 Emission results and
comparison with international
datasets
BP,
Berkeley National Laboratory
CDIAC,EDGAR, EIA,
IEA, WRI and World Bank
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