Energy and electricity needs for the economic development of developing countries: Implications of global environmental issues

Atmospheric pollution, acid rain, ozonosphere damage, environmental deterioration and a continuous reduction in biological species have become common concerns of the world community. It is becoming clear that deterioration in the global environment has endangered the lives and development of mankind. The energy industry is both the physical foundation for the development of modern society and an important source of environmental pollution. Therefore, it is a realistic challenge to seek economically feasible and environmentally sound approaches to developing the energy industry. China will employ measures to control pollution growth, to save energy and to increase the efficiency of energy utilization. To raise the share of primary energy used for electricity generation, China plans to set up integrated bases near the coal mines for coal, electricity and power plants, and to spread the innovation of boilers and popularize the use of fluidized bed combustion and desulphurizing facilities. China also intends to develop nuclear energy, encourage the use of wind energy, solar energy and biogas resources in remote pastoral and mountainous areas, promote research on new and renewable energy resources, follow the line of advanced technologies, etc. 1 ref