Impact of high-quality-development strategy on energy demand of East China

Highlights

• The East-China LEAP model was established according to the energy consumption status.

• The energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions of East China were forecasted.

• The energy saving and emission reduction potential of policies was analyzed.

• The suggestions for energy planning and high-quality-development were proposed.

• The impact of COVID-19 on energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions was analyzed.

Abstract

As one of the most important economic zones in China, the energy demand of East China accounts for approximately 20% of the whole country. However, with limited reserves of fossil energy, the energy supply in East China mainly depends on imports. The energy demand in East China plays an important role in the future energy planning of the whole country. In 2017, the high-quality-development strategy was proposed, and in 2020, COVID-19 outbroke, which will influence the development of energy demand in East China considerably. It is essential to analyze the energy demand of East China for the energy planning of the whole country. Meanwhile, suggestions for high-quality-development can also be obtained in this work.