A comparison of coal flow and carbon emissions in Shanxi province between 2011 and 2016

InordertoexplorethechangesincoalflowandcarbonemissionsinShanxi,amajorcoal-producingprovinceduringitstransformationandupgradingofthecoalindustry,basedoncoalbalancetablesofShanxiprovince,thecoalandcarbonflowchartsof2011and2016aredrawnandcompared.The resultsshow:Thecoalde-stockingandthetransferofhigh-value-addedcoalproductsinShanxiprovince haveachievedremarkableresults;technologyofcoal-to-liquids/gashasmadebreakthroughs,and the coalindustrychainhasbeenrefined;solidwasteandwasteheatinthecoalprocessingandconversion processhavebeenresourceutilized,andtheheatingefficiencyhasfurtherincreased,from75.6% in 2011to80.2% in2016;theincreaseofthetotalamountofcoal-related carbon emission in Shanxi Provincefrom2011to2016issmall,andcarbonemissioninthepowergenerationsectorhasbeeneffec  tivelycontrolledbutthatofheatingsectorhasrisenmarkedly;althoughcarbonemissionfromdomestic consumptionhasdeclinedsignificantly,ruralcarbonemissionistwicethatofurbanareas,andtherural areasarethekeyareasforcarbonemissioncontrolinthefuture.Theresearchresultsprovideadirection forfuturecoalproductionstructureadjustment,coalprocessingtechnologyimprovementandcoal-related carbonemissionmitigationinShanxiprovince,andhavereferencesignificanceforothercoal-dominated provincesfacingtheenergytransformation.