energy demand and CO2 emissions. Therefore, cities are the key to meeting its proposed carbon intensity target in 2020 and … carbon city (LCC) development. Against this background, this paper first summarizes the general situation and main … characteristics of China's LCC development. The paper then identifies eight problems and challenges for China's LCC development …

This paper provides new evidence on the convergence process of energy, water and food per capita consumption levels for … desired levels according to the prescription of the SDG of per water, energy and food capita consumption is reached by each … investment have a positive accelerating effect on food convergence as well as on energy convergence. …

deliberately selected to be at varying stages of development and are given considerable leeway to design their own schemes. These …

regression analysis shows that per capita income, petroleum prices, fuel-energy mix, and GDP growth are main determinants of …This paper investigates trends in energy intensity in Latin American countries over the last 40 years. It applies the … Fisher Ideal Index to decompose the energy intensity into the relative contributions of energy efficiency and the activity …

This paper examines the dynamics of energy investments and clean energy Research and Development (R&D) using a scenario … convergence across countries matters for improvements in energy efficiency, both via dedicated R&D investments but mostly through … capital-energy substitution. In contrast, fossil fuel prices, by changing the relative competitiveness of energy sources …

environment cannot be sustained. It has to be changed. This article focuses on China's efforts towards energy conservation and … industrial policies and measures targeted for energy saving and pollution cutting, and the associated implementation and …

Climate regulations tend to target energy intensive sectors whose products are widely used in industrial production as …

the market a decisive role in allocating resources. To have the market to play that role, getting the energy prices right … is crucial because it sends clear signals to both producers and consumers of energy. While the overall trend of China …'s energy pricing reform since 1984 has been moving away from the pricing completely set by the central government in the …

. Regarding policy instruments under the system of government receiving tradable units, corporate energy saving potential … the popularization of knowledge are also important to help companies learn how to improve energy efficiency. In terms of … policymakers should focus on status of energy use management and internationalization orientation. Policy instruments familiar to …