Sustainable Energy in China : The Closing Window of Opportunity

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Contents; Foreword; Foreword; Foreword; Preface; About the Authors; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Executive Summary; Chapter 1 Introduction; Boxes; Chapter 2 China's Energy Future: The Challenge of Recent Trends; Tables; Figures; Chapter 3 Reining in Future Energy Consumption; Chapter 4 Greening the Energy Sector; Chapter 5 Securing Energy Supply; Chapter 6 Getting the Fundamentals Right; Chapter 7 Shaping the Future toward Sustainability; Appendix A Gross Domestic Product and Energy Consumption in China, 1980-2005; Appendix B Biomass Energy Use in China

Appendix C The Chinese System for Energy Statistics: History, Current Situation, and Ways to Improve the SystemAppendix D Energy Costs as a Proportion of Gross Domestic Product: Estimates for China, Japan, and the United States; Appendix E Feedback from the Dissemination Workshop; Appendix F Life-Cycle Costs of Electricity Generation Alternatives with Environmental Costs Factored In; Appendix G International Experience of Insecurity of Energy Supply; Appendix H Strategic Oil Reserves for China

Appendix I Predominant Approaches for Setting Regulated Tariffs for Gas and Electricity Transmission and DistributionAppendix J Lessons from International Experience: Relevant Examples of Losses Derived from Unsound Energy Pricing; Appendix K Gas Price Formation and Gas Subsector Reform; Appendix L Pricing System to Support Adequate Implementation of State Council Document No. 5 on Power Subsector Reform; Index;

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