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Promoting renewable electricity generation in emerging economies
Becker, Bastian; Fischer, Doris - In: Energy Policy 56 (2013) C, pp. 446-455
China, India, and South Africa have recognized the importance of renewable electricity for their future development. In …
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Exploring technology diffusion in emerging markets – the role of public policy for wind energy
Friebe, Christian A.; von Flotow, Paschen; Täube, … - In: Energy Policy 70 (2014) C, pp. 217-226
This study challenges the implicit assumption of homogeneity in national institutional contexts made in past studies of (renewable) energy policy. We propose that institutional differences matter by focusing on several technology-specific and generic policy factors that can foster technology...
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Information communication technology and electricity consumption in emerging economies
Sadorsky, Perry - In: Energy Policy 48 (2012) C, pp. 130-136
This study examines the impact of information communication technology (ICT) on electricity consumption in emerging economies. The empirical results, obtained from dynamic panel demand models, show a positive and statistically significant relationship between ICT and electricity consumption when...
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Re-spending rebound: A macro-level assessment for OECD countries and emerging economies
Antal, Miklós; den Bergh, Jeroen C.J.M. van - In: Energy Policy 68 (2014) C, pp. 585-590
It is well-known that energy conservation can lead to rebound effects that partly offset the original energy savings. One particular rebound mechanism is re-spending of money savings associated with energy savings on energy intensive goods or services. We calculate the average magnitude of this...
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China’s electric vehicle subsidy scheme: Rationale and impacts
Hao, Han; Ou, Xunmin; Du, Jiuyu; Wang, Hewu; Ouyang, Minggao - In: Energy Policy 73 (2014) C, pp. 722-732
To promote the market penetration of electric vehicles (EV), China launched the Electric Vehicle Subsidy Scheme (EVSS … presented the rationale of China’s two-phase EVSS and estimated their impacts on EV market penetration, with a focus on the …, especially before 2015, China’s EVSS is very necessary for BEPVs to be cost competitive compared with CPVs. The transition from …
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The struggle for safe nuclear expansion in China
Xu, Y.C. - In: Energy Policy 73 (2014) C, pp. 21-29
After a temporary halt following the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, China resumed its fast, yet cautious … briefly discusses recent development in and driving forces behind nuclear industry in China, and several challenges it has …
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China’s carbon flow: 2008–2012
Li, Huanan; Wei, Yi-Ming; Mi, Zhifu - In: Energy Policy 80 (2015) C, pp. 45-53
As the world’s largest CO2 emitter, China’s CO2 emissions have become one of the most popular issues concerned by … domestic and foreign researchers. Therefore, analysis of the current status of China’s carbon emissions is very important …. After drawing a chart of China’s carbon flow in 2012, based on the IPCC carbon emission inventory method and China’s energy …
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Rural wood consumption patterns of local and immigrant households with differentiated access to resources in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China
Mertens, Charlotte Filt; Bruun, Thilde Bech; … - In: Energy Policy 80 (2015) C, pp. 112-121
In Xishuangbanna, China, rubber production has spread rapidly, resulting in extensive land use changes and an … subsidies and the local collective forest due to the household registration system in China called hukou. To assess how these …
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The comparison analysis of total factor productivity and eco-efficiency in China's cement manufactures
Long, Xingle; Zhao, Xicang; Cheng, Faxin - In: Energy Policy 81 (2015) C, pp. 61-66
This paper mainly compares total factor productivity and eco-efficiency in China's cement manufactures from 2005 to … 2010. First, we evaluate total factor productivity and eco-efficiency of China's cement manufactures through distance … productivity and eco-efficiency. Last, we investigate the determinants of Malmquist, Mamlquist–Luenberger of China's cement …
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Building energy efficiency in rural China
Evans, Meredydd; Yu, Sha; Song, Bo; Deng, Qinqin; Liu, Jing - In: Energy Policy 64 (2014) C, pp. 243-251
Rural buildings in China now account for more than half of China's total building energy use. Forty percent of the … floorspace in China is in rural villages and towns. Most of these buildings are very energy inefficient, and may struggle to … government plans to adopt a voluntary building energy code, or design standard, for rural homes. The goal is to build on China …
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