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Trends in China's energy future will have considerable consequences for both China and the global environment. Though … China's carbon emissions are low on a per capita basis, China is already ranked the world's second largest producer of … carbon, behind only America. China's buildings sector currently accounts for 23% of China's total energy use and is projected …
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This paper discusses structure, impact, costs, and efficiency of renewable energy supply in the eight largest advanced economies (the G-7 plus Spain), with focus on Germany. Renewables production costs are compared to benefits, defined as reductions in net carbon emissions; technological...
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Energy conservation (EC) has been taken as basic state policy in China for more than 20 years and China achieves 3 ….9% annual energy saving from 1980 to 2005. In 2006 China Central Government firstly set up a binding target of reducing GDP … systematical review and prospective analysis on energy policy issue in China. Review on policy evolution and progress of EC and …
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China is vast, abundant and particularly plentiful in energy sources, due to which it has obtained remarkable … still contributes to the majority of energy consumption in China. As a consequence, Renewable Energy Law was enacted in 2005 …
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China has embarked on an ambitious and unprecedented programme of energy reform and climate change mitigation. Yet the … motivations for this important shift remain unclear. This paper surveys key central government documents and articles by China …'s leading energy academics to investigate the ideas influencing China's new energy and climate policies. Three key ideas in …
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The Renewable Energy Law has been formulated by China government in 2005. During the next few years, there has been … dramatic progress in China's renewable energy industries, along with the formation of the policy system of renewable energy in … China. It is widely recognized that a reasonable and effective policy system can lay the solid foundation for the …
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Since 2005, there has been dramatic progress in China's wind power industry. The annual growth rate of newly … 2010, which has exceeded the target of China's energy long-term planning for 2020. During the 11th Five-Year-Plan (FYP … policies of wind power industry in China. Firstly the current status including achievements and shortcomings is presented, and …
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The Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) performed for the China Energy Technology Program (CETP) has established streamlined …
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This paper aims to present a snapshot of some of the best practices in the promotion and use of renewable energy, and provide practical examples of the development of renewable energy markets that countries in Latin America and the Caribbean can replicate. This brief study provides an overview...
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