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This paper discusses structure, impact, costs, and efficiency of renewable energy supply in the eight largest advanced economies (the G-7 plus Spain), with focus on Germany. Renewables production costs are compared to benefits, defined as reductions in net carbon emissions; technological...
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This paper reviews the energy policy of Latvia as a part of the national economic policy. It describes the legislative situation in the Latvian energy sector, and discusses the measures for energy conservation policy and the tendencies of the main character parameters in the energy sector.
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consumption. Energy consumption and pollution still increase with China's economic growth and the EKC hypothesis is only partially …The negative effects of energy consumption and pollution have restrained Chinese economy from further rapid sustainable … conservation and pollution reduction and ensure the sustainable development of Chinese economy. Using panel data of 30 Chinese …
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Though China has made great achievement in energy conservation in the last two decades, its energy consumption is … increasing rapidly. In March 2006, China's government set a target for reducing its energy intensity by 20% by 2010 compared to … the 2005 value. In this paper, we analyse China's current energy efficiency situations, and put forward some policy …
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Though China has made great achievement in energy conservation in the last two decades, its energy consumption is … increasing rapidly. In March 2006, China's government set a target for reducing its energy intensity by 20% by 2010 compared to … the 2005 value. In this paper, we analyse China's current energy efficiency situations, and put forward some policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005751652
Trends in China's energy future will have considerable consequences for both China and the global environment. Though … China's carbon emissions are low on a per capita basis, China is already ranked the world's second largest producer of … carbon, behind only America. China's buildings sector currently accounts for 23% of China's total energy use and is projected …
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Energy conservation (EC) has been taken as basic state policy in China for more than 20 years and China achieves 3 ….9% annual energy saving from 1980 to 2005. In 2006 China Central Government firstly set up a binding target of reducing GDP … systematical review and prospective analysis on energy policy issue in China. Review on policy evolution and progress of EC and …
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The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of trade cost reduction on the Asian economy by employing a sub-national level model based on New Economic Geography. Our model comprises seven sectors, including manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors, and 1,715 regions in 18...
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preferences in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Although the three share a broad lineage, their institutional development …, with practical implications for understanding alliance partner preferences of managers in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong …
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—to compete in the 21st Century global economy? Countries including China, Korea, Japan and Singapore have begun to integrate … No Child Left Behind testing and budget cut-backs) to move away from that model. Developments in China (including Hong … Kong and Taiwan), Korea and Singapore are complemented with comparisons to trends in national policy and private sector …
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