China first adopted minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) in 1989. Today, there are standards for a wide range of … domestic, commercial and selected industrial equipment. In 1999, China launched a voluntary endorsement label, which has grown … to cover over 40 products including water-saving products. Further, in 2005, China started a mandatory energy information …

contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to growth in GDP averaged about 32 percent over the period, and this contribution …

next best deposits. This tendency to exploit poorer quality ores tends to push productivity down and the prices of mineral … wide range of cost-reducing innovations. These efforts, in turn, helped double labor productivity in copper mining during … their labor productivity and standard of living. In particular, it highlights the stimulating influence of global …