The Study On Sustainable Development Of The Coal Industry In XinJiang Based On Circular Economy

Proceeding from the Status quo of coal industry development in Xinjiang, by analyzing the advantages of coal resources and industrial basis in Xinjiang and the trend of developing and utilizing energy at home and abroad, this paper holds that coals will be China's chief energy for a long time, the timing for developing coal resources in Xinjiang has come and coal industry in Xinjiang is facing the opportunities of leapfrogging development. Vigorously developing coal resources in Xinjiang plays a very significant role in building Xinjiang into a national energy base and large-scale coal, electricity & chemical base, bringing into full play the role of coal resources as the base industry and pillar industry and implementing the strategy for transforming advantageous resources respectively.This paper analyzes the status quo and developing law of coal markets and main factors influencing demands for coals and advances the predicting motivations, principles and methods. By predicting the demands for coals in traditional market, deep processing & transforming market and coal transportation market, we may predict that the total consuming volume will amount to 130 million tons in 2010,200 million to 320 million tons in 2015 and 320 million to 1 billion tons in 2020 respectively. However, coals also bring about a big environmental problem while providing energy for human beings. Through quantitative and qualitative analyses, this paper dissects the significant influence of coal industrial development upon atmosphere, water and land resources. It has been pointed out that weak eco-environment, shortage and unbalanced distribution of water, present developing pattern of coal industry have seriously hindered the leapfrogging development of coal industry in Xinjiang and the solution to tackling the problem is to implement the notion of circular economy to achieve the sustainable development of coal industry in Xinjiang.With reference to the theory of sustainable development and in combination with the status quo of coal industrial development in Xinjiang, this paper advances the total train of thought of the sustainable development of coal industry in Xinjiang, i.e., to implement the notion of circular economy, to transform traditional development pattern and to take the road of the sustainable development. To achieve sustainable development, we should adopt such strategies as strategy for transporting western coals to Eastern China, strategy for transforming coals into electricity with thermal electricity as the chief model, strategy for comprehensively developing and utilizing coal resources, strategy for intensive enterprises group development, and strategy for coordinate development between coal exploitation and social environment.In accordance with the theory of circular economy, this paper poses some principles of developing circular economy in coal sector, expounds the recycling of wastes produced in the development of coal industry and constructs the industrial chain of developing circular economy in coal sector. On the basis of that, it raises the basic train of thought of developing circular economy in coal sector in Xinjiang, that is to say, in line with 3R principles, to gradually complete such 3 levels of constructions as enterprises, large-scale coal production bases and society, to integrate the flow of materials and energy with that of information and to establish a comprehensive eco-system of coal circular economy; furthermore, it puts forward the model of developing circular economy in coal industry and analyzes some technological factors in developing circular economy in coal industry of Xinjiang.To develop circular economy in coal industry of Xinjiang, we should implement the organizational optimization of coal industry, which in turn provides adequate driving forces and enables coal industry to naturally form the technological sustaining system of developing circular economy thus to achieve sustainable development of coal industry. By applying the theory of industrial organization, this paper analyzes the structural optimization of coal market in Xinjiang, sets a goal model of coal industrial optimization (oligarchic coal enterprise groups take the lead and large-sized, medium-sized and small-sized coal enterprises co-exist) and points out the concrete approaches to the organizational optimization of coal industry.In light of the objective requirements for developing circular economy in coal industry of Xinjiang, this paper makes some proposals for the government as follows:To formulate and perfect local regulations for developing circular economy in Xinjiang; to build an industrial, fiscal and technological policy system of developing circular economy in coal industry of Xinjiang; to strengthen the organizational leadership for circular economic development and intensify publicity and training; to construct a technological sustaining system; to speed up the making of plan for developing circular economy in coal industry and vigorously push forward the pilot programs of circular economy; to improve the planning guidance and build coal eco-industrial parks; to innovate the system of property rights; to enhance the management for coal prospecting and exploitation and provide system guarantee for developing circular economy in coal industry of Xinjiang.