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virtually no role in <strong>the</strong> power sector – <strong>the</strong> share stays below 1.5% in all periods <strong>and</strong> allscenarios, apart from a short peak towards 2% around 2070-2080 in 3b (MitigationOptimistic).30%25%20%30%25%20%Share of Biomassin Primary <strong>Energy</strong>Consumption, China1a Ref1b Mit Default1c Mit No CCS2b Mit Pessimistic3b Mit Optimistic15%15%10%5%0%Share of Biomassin Primary <strong>Energy</strong>Consumption, World1a Ref1b Mit Default1c Mit No CCS2b Mit Pessimistic3b Mit Optimistic10%5%0%200520072012202020302040205020602070208020902100200520072012202020302040205020602070208020902100Figure 5 Biomass’ share in primary energy consumption. World (left) <strong>and</strong> China (right).Throughout <strong>the</strong> century, biomass plays a substantial role in <strong>the</strong> transport sector both inChina <strong>and</strong> globally. As Figure 5 shows, this is <strong>the</strong> case in all scenarios, but in particularin 1c (Mitigation No CCS), where mitigation options are constrained because of anexclusion of CCS.50%40%30%1c Mit No CCS3b Mit Optimistic1b Mit Default2b Mit Pessimistic1a RefShare of Biofuelsin Transportation (World)50%40%30%1c Mit No CCS3b Mit Optimistic1b Mit Default2b Mit Pessimistic1a RefShare of Biofuelsin Transportation (China)20%20%10%10%0%0%200520072012202020302040205020602070208020902100200520072012202020302040205020602070208020902100Figure 6 Share of biofuels in transport sector’s energy consumption. World (left) <strong>and</strong>China (right).4. ConclusionThis paper provides some insight into how much China can rely on biomass <strong>and</strong> CCStechnology when taking part in a global ef<strong>for</strong>t to mitigate climate change. While allenergy technologies <strong>and</strong> resources are also included in this type of integrated assessmentmodeling, we have focused on how China could use biomass <strong>and</strong> CCS optimally to curbemissions.The underlying economic growth in China causes a dramatic increase in Chinese energydem<strong>and</strong> until 2100 (final energy dem<strong>and</strong> grows 500-600% from 2010 to 2100). Thisgives a lot of pressure on domestic renewable resources such as biomass, wind, <strong>and</strong> solarPV. Even with optimistic assumptions on future biomass availability (scenario 3b), it canonly cover around 10% of <strong>the</strong> Chinese primary energy consumption in 2050 <strong>and</strong> around5% in 2100. Most of <strong>the</strong> available biomass in China is optimally used in <strong>the</strong> transportsector, <strong>the</strong>reby favoring fossil CCS over BECCS.CCS on coal <strong>and</strong> natural gas based power plants are key technologies <strong>for</strong> China in anemissions constrained world. The CCS storage potential in China is not a limiting factor.Even with <strong>the</strong> pessimistic assumptions on <strong>the</strong> size of storage (2b), our findings show that8Risø International <strong>Energy</strong> Conference 2011 Proceedings Page 265

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