energy economics homework 1
- Please convert total energy consumption of USA in 2017 from quads into Exa J, TCE and TOE. Show your conversion works.
- In 2010, IEA published data stated that China became world’s #1 energy producer/consumer in 2009. China denied #1 ranking and claimed IEA was wrong. A year later, China accepted #1 title for year 2010. What’s behind this puzzle/controversy? (hint: China uses TCE as basic energy unit. Try to dig out the converting factor China use.)
- Please find China’s total energy supply in TCE in 2017 (2016 if data is no available yet) from original official source (meaning: published by China) and convert it in quads. What is the ratio of China’s total energy supply in term of the United States’ in that year?
- Which country is the most energy intensive country today? Which country is the least energy intensive? Show your source(s).