Renewable Energy in China, Volume 1 : Towards a Green Economy

Cover -- Contents -- Contributors -- Editor's Note -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part I Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Issues in China -- 1.1 A Brief History of the Renewable Energy Industry in China -- 1.2 The Current Situation of China's Renewable Energy Industry -- 1.3 Achievements and Challenges in the Development of China's Renewable Energy Industry -- 1.4 Energy Efficiency and Its Impact on Renewable Energy -- 1.5 Green Supply Chain: Improving Energy Efficienc y and Environmental Performances -- 1.6 China's Energy Storage Issues -- Part II Renewable Energy:China and the World -- 2.1 Global Resource Challenge and China's Response -- 2.2 The European Union, China, and Renewable Energy -- 2.3 Comparing Energy Policies of China and the United States: Cross-Cultural Connections -- 2.4 Community-Owned Renewable Power -- 2.5 A Transition to Renewables: Joint Challenges for China and the World -- 2.6 A Clean 'Energy Plus' Rural Economy in China -- 2.7 China's Intellectual Property Issues in Renewable Energy Technology -- 2.8 The Current Status of Renewable Energy in Korea:An Overview -- 2.9 From Black to Blue: How Did the Green Economy Evolve in Germany? Perspectives on the Development of the Green Economy and Society in Ger many.