China's 11th Five-Year Plan introduced various policy instruments to address carbon mitigation; however, the ex …

China has pledged to reduce its carbon intensity defined as carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45% by 2020 … and by 60-65% by 2030 compared to the 2005 level. To fulfill the pledges, China’s government has made energy efficiency … mitigation measure for reaching the targets as pledged by China to the UNFCCC. In this context, two issues blur the picture. One …

During a period of extraordinary urban growth, China's per-capita carbon footprint could soar. A growth in households … drawn from the household survey on energy consumption in China, we document the association between a household …