Effects of energy conservation in major energy-intensive industrial sectors on emissions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in China

Analysis on China's eco-innovations: Regulation context, intertemporal change and regional differences

“…Given that outdated production capacities are generally considered as the synonyms of inefficient users of energy and also relatively larger emitters of pollutants (Geng, Lu, Wang, Gies,y, & Chen, 2010), lots of efficient and environmental friendly technologies have been widely adopted. It is reported that the proportion of power generating units with name plate capacity above 300 megawatt in China increased from 47 percent in 2005 to 69 percent in 2009.…”

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

“…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.…”

The recent history and successes of China's energy efficiency policy

“…In 2004, the State Council established a number of policies on the elimination and reform of outdated production capacity in calcium carbide, iron alloy, and coal industries. ‘The Comprehensive Work Plan on Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction,’ introduced in 2007, specified the goal of eliminating outdated production capacity in the 11th FYP period (Table ) and outlined various approaches to reach the goal, such as refusing land and credit supports, revoking production and emission permits, stopping water and electricity supply, and enforcing ‘regional restricted approval’ on local governments . However, the elimination process faced numerous barriers as the outdated production capacities largely contributed to China's early‐stage industrialization and associated businesses, and local governments would have to bear with profit and taxation losses during the elimination of outdated capacities .…”