City-level final energy consumption dataset in China

The role of China is increasingly pivotal in climate change mitigation, and the formulation of energy conservation and emission reduction policies requires city-level information. The effectiveness of national policy implementation is contingent upon the support and involvement of local governments. Accurate data on final energy consumption is vital to formulate and implement city-level energy transitions and energy conservation and emission reduction policies. However, there is a dearth of data sources pertaining to China’s city-level final energy consumption. To address these gaps, we developed computational modeling techniques along with top-down and downscaling methods to estimate China’s city-level final energy consumption. In this way, we compiled a final energy consumption inventory for 327 Chinese cities from 2005 to 2021, covering seven economic sectors, 30 fossil fuels, and four clean power sources. Moreover, we discussed the validity of the estimation results from multiple perspectives to enhance estimation accuracy. This dataset can be utilized for analysis in various cutting-edge research fields such as energy transition dynamics, transition risk management strategies, and policy formulation processes.

中国在气候变化减缓领域的作用日益关键，而节能减排政策的制定亟需城市尺度的相关信息。国家政策的实施成效，有赖于地方政府的支持与参与。精准的终端能源消费数据，对于制定并落实城市能源转型与节能减排政策至关重要。然而，当前针对中国城市级终端能源消费的可用数据来源十分匮乏。为填补这一研究空白，我们开发了计算建模技术，并结合自上而下（top-down）与降尺度（downscaling）方法，对中国城市级终端能源消费量进行估算。基于此，我们构建了2005年至2021年中国327个城市的终端能源消费清单，涵盖7个经济部门、30种化石燃料以及4种清洁能源。此外，我们从多维度对估算结果的有效性进行了验证，以提升估算精度。本数据集可应用于能源转型动态、转型风险管理策略及政策制定流程等多个前沿研究领域的分析工作。