ManagementElectrical EngineeringEnvironmental PolicyCarbon ManagementEnergy EconomicsEnergy PolicyCarbon Emissions ManagementCarbon Reduction StrategiesEnergy StorageLow-carbon Energy TransitionPower Sector EconomicsRenewable EnergyCarbon EconomyCarbon Emissions ReductionCarbon Scenario AnalysisElectric Power Sector DecarbonizationEmission Reduction PotentialEmissions Reduction PotentialFuture Scenario DevelopmentPower Sector Emissions Management
Delivering a low-carbon economy puts ourselves on a path to cut CO2 emissions,which is the main contributor to global warming. Developing low-carbon technology in electricity industry will play an important role in helping us to be prepared for the low-carbon economy in the future since electricity always being the biggest emission source. In this paper,after describing features of CO2 emissions and corresponding reduction potential in China’s electricity sector,main difficulties and challenges in creating a low-carbon electricity industry in China are analyzed. On this base,a research framework is established,giving out a comprehensive prospect on the future development of electricity technology in a low-carbon scenario,which deeply reveals new research trends and interests of this area.