During the past 20 years, China has achieved great success in renewable energy technology development, extension, industrialization and commercialization. It has accumulated useful and practical experience that other developing countries can learn from and use for reference.
Energy construction in rural areas is an important measure for protecting and improving the rural ecological environment. In 1991 comprehensive energy construction in rural areas was started in 100 counties.
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Energy Policy and Regulation in the People´s Republic of China (International Energy and Resources Law and Policy Series, 19) C. P. Andrews-Speed EDITION: Kluwer Law International (April 1, 2004) As the world´s second largest consumer of commercial energy, China is a significant contributor to pollution. Andrews-Speed (Center for Energy, Petroleum, and Mineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee, Scotland) overviews the formulation and implementation of energy policy in China. After providing background on the energy sector, he examines the nature of China´s energy policy, with examples drawn from the coal and natural gas sectors, and looks at the government´s drive to promote energy conservation and energy efficiency. He describes recent efforts to reform the energy sector, paying special attention to the electrical power sector and to small-scale coal mines, and addresses international dimensions of the country´s energy policy.
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Energizing China: Reconciling Environmental Protection and Economic Growth Michael B. McElroy (Editor), Chris P. Nielsen (Editor), Peter Lydon (Editor), Harvard University Committee on Environment China Project, Chris P. Nielson (Editor) EDITION: Harvard Univ Pr; (December 1998) As China develops its booming, fossil fuel-powered economy, is it taking lessons from the history of western industrialization and the unforeseen environmental harms that accompanied it? Given the risks of climate change, is there an imperative, shared responsibility to help China respond to the environmental effects of its coal dependence? By linking global hazards to local air pollution concerns - from indoor stove smoke to burgeoning ground-level ozone -
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Renewable Energy in China: A Strategic Entry Report, 2000 (Strategic Planning Series) The Research Group, The Energy Research Group EDITION: Icon Group International, Inc.; 2000 edition (October 11, 2000) This report puts executives and strategic planners on the fast track. The first chapter describes the study´s methodology. The second chapter gives an overview of how to strategically access the market, mid-term forecasts of latent demand and accessibility benchmarks. The remaining nine chapters are not industry specific, but instead discuss economic fundamentals, marketing & distribution options, export and direct investment options, and full risk assessments (political, cultural, legal, human resources). Combined, the information provided in this market study is a ´´one-stop´´ shop for the strategic planner. Ample statistical benchmarks and comparative graphs are given.
CREIA has been serving as a window bringing together national and international project developers and investors, a bridge between regulatory authorities and the industry, and a network for enterprises, drawing together new and renewable energy experts on research & development, production, and sales, professionals and entrepreneurs to accelerate the development of Chinese Renewable Energy.
http://www.creia.net/cms_eng/_code/english/
China Clean Energy Program (CCEP) is an initiative of the Natural Resources Defense Council, from USA. In close partnership with China´s South North Institute on Sustainable Development, CCEP has worked since 1996 in China to promote clean, efficient and affordable energy and environmental policies, strategies and technologies.
http://www.chinacleanenergy.org/home.asp
Territorial control forms part of China´s work in implementing the sustainable development strategy. Since the start of the reform and opening-up era, the Chinese government has carried out territorial control on a large scale. http://www.china.org.cn/e-white/environment/e-5.htm
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