A survey on energy consumption in rural households in the fringes of Xian city

[著者版]A survey, in the form of a questionnaire, of energy consumption patterns in rural residential households in the rural fringe of the Xian city was undertaken during the winter of 2003/2004. More than 200 households were sampled during the survey. Fuel consumption state, including biomass fuels for cooking and space heating, is investigated. The types of stoves, purpose of the stove use, and characteristics of the residential houses and residents were also reported. The purpose of the survey was to clarify the status of energy consumption and to estimate emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants in rural areas of China, from the environmental perspective of climate change and indoor air pollution. In rural areas of China, biomass (such as stalks, corn canes and twigs, branchers of wood) is the type of fuel most commonly used. It emits several air pollutants: Particulate Matter (PM), CO, NMHCs, CH4 and high levels of Black Carbon (BC) , a greenhouse effect aerosol. From this survey it would then be possible to analyze the fundamentals of emission reduction potential, for air pollutants and greenhouse gases, from the rural household sector in China