China's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Sectoral Analysis /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Su, Bin (Editor), Thomson, Elspeth (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Environment, Security, Development and Peace, 30
• Subjects: Energy.; Energy policy.; Energy and state.; Economic geography.; Regional planning.; Urban planning.; Environmental law.; Environmental policy.; Environmental management.; Energy Policy, Economics and Management.; Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice.; Environmental Management.; Economic Geography.; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning.

This Brief identifies various aspects of energy challenges faced by the Chinese central/local governments, and also provides an opportunity to study how best to achieve green growth and a low-carbon transition in a developing country like China. The progress of China’s carbon mitigation policies als...

Table of Contents:

• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategies in Vehicles and Transport Systems in China
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation in China’s Power Sector: Opportunities and Challenges
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategies in Household: Findings from a Survey
• Efficiency Improvement in China’s Energy Intensive Industries and Its Contribution to Carbon Emission Reduction Target
• Building Life-cycle Commissioning and Optimization – Approach and Practice
• The Legal Challenges about the Legislation and Policies on Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency in China
• Potential of CO2 Abatement Resulting from Energy Efficiency Improvement in China’s Iron and Steel Industry
• Efficiency in China’s Power Sector: Evidence from Large Dataset of Power Plants
• Household Energy Saving in China: The Challenges of Changing Behaviour
• Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategies in Japan and Their Implications in China’s Future Energy Development
• Prospects of Energy Savings and GHG Emission Reductions
• Energy and Pollution Efficiencies of Regions in China.