Zero Coal and Low Emission Heating in Rural Houses: What Does It Mean to Energy and Environment in China?

The speaker introduces current situations and trends of energy use in Chinese rural buildings, followed by setting up a goal to achieve zero coal and low emission heating. He then addresses a subset of problems that are important to low emission heating in Chinese rural housing. These are the need to: improve the thermal integrity of rural housing; develop biomass utilization technologies for heating and cooking; develop solar energy utilization technologies for heating and hot water supply. Strategies for reducing the use of coal and CO₂ emissions in rural communities are discussed with demonstration projects.