Implementation of voluntary agreements for energy efficiency in China

Hu, Yuan

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2007.06.006

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“…We further limited our search to the national level, where the majority of energy conservation policies are formulated. However, we acknowledge that provincial and municipal programs also play a role in energy conservation [14][15][16][17].…”

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Energy conservation in China’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan period: Continuation or paradigm shift?

Wang

2013

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Energy conservation in China’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan period: Continuation or paradigm shift?

Wang

2013

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…Though adoption of the "Cleaner Production Promotion Law" in 2002 has confirmed voluntary agreements but it is always criticized for being too general and hard to put into practice (NPC, 2002). Third, in several famous pilot projects, such as the voluntary agreement between Laiwu Iron and Steel Company and Shandong province, it is found the lack of incentives provided by the governments was a key problem, which would hinder more enterprises to be involved (Hu, 2007). Fourth, since voluntary agreement in China is still at a very early stage, dissemination of relevant information is far from enough that industries and public know little about such policy.…”

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“…Then, the rest of "advanced" enterprises will be the main objectives that are expected to move into the park. On the one hand, the government could resort to the support and appeal of the sector association, which bridges enterprises and the government (Hu, 2007;Ekins and Etheridge, 2006); on the other hand, economic incentive, such as tax preference and loan preference could be provided to encourage the relocation of enterprises.…”

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Technology-based industrial environmental management: a case study of electroplating in Shenzhen, China

Liu

2010

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…In recent years, voluntary agreements have been adopted in some industrialized countries as an important policy instrument for energy saving [31]. Providing support and incentives to implement energy conservation measures, and explicitly enhancing energy-efficient management practices are also significant [32].…”

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Study of Energy Regulations in India

Potdar¹,

Unnikrishnan²,

Singh³

2016

IJESD

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Abstract-This paper reports the energy management systems in India, describing the command-and-control, market-based, and voluntary approaches. Energy-related command-and-control regulations focus majorly on the electricity sector. Renewable Energy Certificate is a market-based instrument for promoting renewable sources of energy and facilitating Renewable Purchase Obligation. An analysis of the accredited and registered projects under the scheme has been presented. The Perform-Achieve-Trade scheme targets eight sectors to promote energy-efficient technology and issues an energy saving certificate for every metric ton of oil equivalent of energy saved, which can be traded on special trading platforms. About 45% of the designated consumers have met their targets for 2014 -15 while another 12.5% are on the verge of it. The voluntary regulations offer flexibility and are engaged with a broader community. They include diverse sectors such as households, Small and Medium Enterprises, and agriculture. The different energy regulation mechanisms have significantly contributed to energy-efficient technology, renewable energy, and a restructured electricity sector. The regulations employing different approaches have helped minimize the emissions of the energy sector, thereby contributing towards climate change mitigation. IndexTerms-Command-and-control, market-based mechanism, renewable energy certificate mechanism, perform-achieve-trade scheme, voluntary approach. I. INTRODUCTIONWith an increase in global population, our energy needs are also rising. The current pace of India's economic growth, together with government programs, suggests a robust growth in future power demand [1], which will create a necessity to increase energy production from conventional and non-conventional sources. Industrial energy use is responsible for a major share of anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and, thus, more efficient industrial energy management and use can significantly contribute to mitigating climate change [2]. Energy efficiency is commonly seen as the most economical, minimally polluting, and most readily-available energy saving option existing in the industrial sector worldwide, which can contribute to development goals related to reducing poverty and to the global sustainability goals related to reducing emissions [3]. Emerging economies like India must meet their increasing energy demand and ensure reduction of the trade-off between economic growth and environmental degradation [2].India, in its submission of Intended Nationally Determined Contribution to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has committed towards reducing its emissions intensity of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 33-35% of 2005 levels by 2030 [4]. This is to be achieved through increasing fuel efficiency standards, adopting building energy codes, augmenting forest cover, and making greater use of renewable energy sources. In this context, it is imperative that a robust analysis of the current Indian situation, as majorly appl...

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Implementation of voluntary agreements for energy efficiency in China

Cited by 39 publications

References 5 publications

Energy conservation in China’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan period: Continuation or paradigm shift?

Energy conservation in China’s Twelfth Five-Year Plan period: Continuation or paradigm shift?

Technology-based industrial environmental management: a case study of electroplating in Shenzhen, China

Study of Energy Regulations in India

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