Implementation of energy-saving policies in China: How local governments assisted industrial enterprises in achieving energy-saving targets

Zhao, Xiaofan; Li, Huimin; Liang, Wu; Ye, Qi

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2013.10.063

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“…The government encouraged the development of circular economy and green industries [37]. It also has taken action to shut down polluting enterprises and push the upgrading of current equipment and industrial systems [38]. Meanwhile, those ambitious plans did not have a practical basis since the Chinese government has little experience or capital to achieve environmental goals within a short time period.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As the biggest developing country, China heavily relies on the development of industries for social and economic development [38]. Meanwhile, industrial pollutants are also main reasons for serious environmental problems in urban China nowadays.…”

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“…On the one hand, provincial and municipal governments had to make local policies and regulations to respond to and implement the central government's environmental policies. On the other hand, they feared that the implementation of environmental protection actions and policies could harm the growth rate of the local GDP [38].…”

Section: Solid Waste Policies In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…They are direct players to supervise enterprises to achieve energy conservation and waste disposal [38]. Case studies have shown that appropriate solid waste disposal policies and management at the local level can reduce SO 2 and PM10 (respirable particulate matter) effectively [46].…”

Section: Solid Waste Policies In Chinamentioning

confidence: 99%

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Solid Waste Disposal in Chinese Cities: An Evaluation of Local Performance

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Sun

2017

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China meets increasingly serious solid waste problems and has adopted various policies in response in recent years. Meanwhile, few studies have investigated the performance of solid waste disposal through statistical analysis with empirical data. This study examines provincial resource use policy's influence on the comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid waste in Chinese cities. Through comparing results for statistical analysis in the year 2009 and 2015 by multiple linear regression analysis, this study analyzes similarities and differences in the drivers for solid waste disposal in the era of the 11th Five-Year Plan and the 12th Five-Year Plan in China. It finds that the adoption of resource use policy positively increases the comprehensive utilization rate of industrial solid waste. Other factors such as industrial SO 2 emission, local environmental regulations, GDP per capita, population density and educational level also affect industrial solid waste disposal. Therefore, China should continue implementing solid waste disposal policies, upgrade current industrial systems, push forward economic and social reform and increase environmental education to enhance the effectiveness of solid waste disposal for long-term sustainable development.

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Solid Waste Disposal in Chinese Cities: An Evaluation of Local Performance

Zhou

Sun

2017

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“…Present ECER policy studies in China have focused mainly on dealing with existing ECER policy implementation problems and solutions (Yuan et al [11]; Zhao et al [12]; Zhao and Ortolano [13]), evaluating the effect and policy welfare in ECER policies (Fang et al [14]; Geng et al [15]; Price et al [16]), discussing the potential and actual costs of ECER under different policy scenarios, and determining optimum ECER implementation (Wang et al [17]; Hao et al [18]; Xi et al [19]), investigating the key factors, departments and areas that influence the effect of the ECER and making policy suggestions according to those factors (Zhu et al [20]; Fujii et al [21]; Zhang et al [22]), and outlining ECER policies in other countries and discussing the implications and references for China (Hu and Monroy [23]; Tanaka [24]; Yuan et al [25]). These studies have relied on discussions about object, content, significance, effect, or the future direction of one group or one class of ECER policies, and most took a logical and analytical approach.…”

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Impact of Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction Policy Means Coordination on Economic Growth: Quantitative Evidence from China

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Gao

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Abstract:To understand the general relationship between Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction (ECER) policy means coordination (PMC) and economic growth, this paper quantitatively investigates the impact on economic growth of differing PMCs. ECER policies from 1978 to 2013 in China are quantified across two dimensions of policy power and policy means, and then, PMC degrees are designed as independent variables and incorporated into a modified Cobb−Douglas production model. While determining the cointegration relationships by using a unit root test, a cointegration test and a stability test, cointegration equation is conducted by using quantitative data to explore the economic growth effects of PMC in China. The government's use of PMC in China is also analyzed and ranked. The empirical results show that there is a long-term cointegration relationship among the variables from 1978 to 2013. Additionally, the effects of the different PMCs on economic growth show significant discrepancies and each PMC usage ranking is also found to be significantly different, thereby implying that the use of different PMCs by the Chinese government needs to be further perfected.

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China's next renewable energy revolution: goals and mechanisms in the 13th Five Year Plan for energy

Gosens

Kåberger

Wang

2017

Energy Science & Engineering

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Over the past few months, China has published its development plans for the 13th Five Year Plan [FYP] period [2016–2020] for energy, and separately for the electricity sector, renewable energy, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass energy. Here, we review these policies, as well as a number of key supporting policy documents that aim at increased renewable energy use in China. Presuming that China will not overshoot its growth targets for wind and PV, annual additions over the 13th FYP period will average 16 GW for wind and 13.5 GW for PV, well below the growth levels seen in recent years. The key to success in China's continued transition to renewable energy, however, does not lie in such capacity additions alone. At least as important will be the efforts at improving grid interconnectedness, flexibility of generating capacity and the grid, market mechanisms that will reduce and spread electricity demand, and better enable renewables to compete, and efforts at increasing the level of consumption of the renewable power generated.

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Implementation of energy-saving policies in China: How local governments assisted industrial enterprises in achieving energy-saving targets

Cited by 117 publications

References 23 publications

Solid Waste Disposal in Chinese Cities: An Evaluation of Local Performance

Solid Waste Disposal in Chinese Cities: An Evaluation of Local Performance

Impact of Energy Conservation and Emissions Reduction Policy Means Coordination on Economic Growth: Quantitative Evidence from China

China's next renewable energy revolution: goals and mechanisms in the 13th Five Year Plan for energy

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