Fighting coal — Effectiveness of coal-replacement programs for residential heating in China: Empirical findings from a household survey

Wu, Shimei; Zheng, Xunhua; Khanna, Nina; Feng, Wei

doi:10.1016/j.esd.2020.02.002

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“…Compared to 2013, the PM 2.5 concentration of BTH and surrounding areas in 2017 has reduced by 40%, surpassing 25% of the target set by the 2013 Action Plan (Wang et al, 2019a). Besides, observable health effects of reducing indoor pollution created by bulk coal have also been reported (Barrington-Leigh et al, 2019;Wu et al, 2020). Significant achievement on coal-to-gas and coal-to-electricity projects in 2018.…”

Section: The Progress Of Coal To Clean Heating Project In Practicementioning

confidence: 97%

“…The persistent exposure of social dissatisfaction and mounting queries about the design of the project since 2017 have pointed to more complicated problems beyond the misbehaviors of local officials. Academic literature has not attended to this issue systematically, although researchers have started to evaluate the effectiveness of the project based on specific locations with different evaluation parameters (Wang et al, 2019a;Barrington-Leigh et al, 2019;Zhang et al, 2019b;Gong et al, 2020;Hu, 2020;Wu et al, 2020;Yan et al, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

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De-Coalizing Rural China: A Critical Examination of the Coal to Clean Heating Project from a Policy Process Perspective

2021

Front. Energy Res.

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This article critically examines the Coal to Clean Heating Project (CCHP) implemented in rural northern China from a policy process perspective. On the one hand, CCHP is an effective environmental policy that has reduced a large quantity of low quality bulk coal; on the other hand, however, it has created mounting socio-economic and political challenges, pushing the well-intended project into a deep dilemma. Moreover, existent discussions tend to attribute the dilemma to the “inappropriate implementation” of street-level bureaucrats. Through the lens of policy process, this article identifies key features of five critical temporal stages of CCHP: agenda setting, policy formulation, policy implementation, policy evaluation and policy adjustment. It illustrates that the policy process of CCHP has followed a politics-administration-dominated approach characterized by both positive attributes such as rapid resource mobilization and efficient implementation, and negative factors such as deficient policy design, overuse of mandatory instruments, and neglect of social acceptance. The major challenges that CCHP currently faces are identified, and policy implications are proposed based on the insights drawn from the policy process perspective. It concludes by highlighting the complexity of energy transition and the strength of linking energy transition research with a policy process perspective.

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Section: The Progress Of Coal To Clean Heating Project In Practicementioning

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De-Coalizing Rural China: A Critical Examination of the Coal to Clean Heating Project from a Policy Process Perspective

2021

Front. Energy Res.

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“…Herein, the "Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan" was issued in 2013, where coal control is a critical part. The promulgation of this action plan is also a vital milestone in China's war on pollution (Wu et al, 2020). Meanwhile, with the publication of "Law of the People's Republic of China on Coal", the strategic area of clean coal energy has been emphasized; administrative regulations and ministerial rules such as "Energy Development 'Thirteenth Five Year Plan'", "Action Plan for Clean and E cient Use of Coal", and "Modern Coal Chemical Industry Innovative Development Layout Plan" have formulated the development directions and key points of coal-based clean energy technologies.…”

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Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Chinese Coal-Based Clean Energy Industry: LCA-Based and WTP-Oriented Modeling

Zhang

Yang

Tong

2021

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The evolution of energy system occupies an important position in economic development and quality of life. Influenced by the energy endowment in China, developing the coal-based clean energy industry has been regarded as a guaranteed path to realizing the clean and efficient use of coal resources. However, an evaluation paradigm could systematically assess the health impacts of airborne pollution in this industry is still lack, which is our concern. Combining with life cycle analysis, probabilistic risk models, and health impacts models, this study proposes a series of models which are consistent enough to unite pollutant concentration, health risk, and health impact, and equip assessment results with more intuitive significance using life and economic loss. Further, case studies for three typical coal-based clean energy processing, namely, coal mining, coal-fired power generation, and coal liquefaction are presented to verify the reliability of these models. It is proved that this evaluation paradigm can help to find out the worksite, substage, and airborne pollutant with the most severe impact, and more importantly, the application of evaluation indicators with life and economic meaning is more profitable to provide references for minimizing or eliminating the health impacts, moreover, explicit the developing directions of the national energy industry.

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“…In 2018, according to Polish Office of Statistics (GUS), almost 36% of Polish households were heated with solid fuel heating boilers [12]. In China, when analyzing the effectiveness of different 2 of 13 modernization schemes, no significant improvement of the air quality was observed when substituting low quality fossil fuels with high-energy coal [13]. In Lithuania, this problem was solved when a successful transformation was implemented based on substituting fossil fuels with renewable energy sources.…”

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Analysis of Low-Power Boilers Work on Real Heat Loads: A Case of Poland

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The paper presents the methods of determination of the actual operation of solid fuel heating boilers in Poland. The analysis was based on an average annual distribution of the actual power outputs of the solid fuel heating boilers operated in four selected locations in Poland. Based on said data, three characteristic percent shares have been estimated of the nominal power outputs, at which the heating boilers in Poland operate throughout the year (divided into four characteristic portions—the seasons of the year). Additionally, for the analysis, the authors took into account the average annual temperature amplitude and the annual air quality information for the discussed locations and analyzed 30 solid fuel heating boilers in terms of their performance in the laboratory certification tests. In the final stage of the investigations, the authors initiated laboratory tests on the application of the combustion quality analyzers and their potential benefits.

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Fighting coal — Effectiveness of coal-replacement programs for residential heating in China: Empirical findings from a household survey

Cited by 47 publications

References 53 publications

De-Coalizing Rural China: A Critical Examination of the Coal to Clean Heating Project from a Policy Process Perspective

De-Coalizing Rural China: A Critical Examination of the Coal to Clean Heating Project from a Policy Process Perspective

Health Impacts of Air Pollution in Chinese Coal-Based Clean Energy Industry: LCA-Based and WTP-Oriented Modeling

Analysis of Low-Power Boilers Work on Real Heat Loads: A Case of Poland

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