coal market in China and in the rest of the world. An increase in Chinese demand for steam coal will lead to a growing need … analyzed in China, where coal is mainly transported by railway, and in another setting where coal energy is transported as … than if coal is transported via railway. Furthermore, China's dependence on international imports is significantly reduced …

This paper estimates the shadow price of CO2 and explores its determinants for thermal power enterprises in China … system as opposed to the command-and-control regulation currently used in China to minimize overall abatement cost. …

We explore short- and long-term implications of several energy scenarios of China's role in efforts to mitigate global … climate risk. The focus is on the impacts on China's energy system and GDP growth, and on global climate indicators such as … that China's commitments for 2020, made during the UN climate meetings in Copenhagen and Cancun, are reachable at very …

major policy, regulatory, and extension challenges for China. A growing number of studies have demonstrated the potential … for improving fertilizer use efficiency in China, but it is not clear how to achieve these efficiency improvements on a … larger scale. The empirical foundation for fertilizer policy in China is still weak, particularly in inland provinces. This …

In March 2011, China’s central government set a new challenging target of reducing its energy intensity by 16% during … authorities in August 2011. However, China’s provincial energy-economic developments are unbalanced and different provinces have …

Tapping its large reserves of unconventional gas, China has launched shale gas exploration and started drilling wells … production in China, this study developed a hybrid life cycle inventory (LCI) model that combines process and input–output (IO …’s structure and inputs are based on data from the first shale gas horizontal well in China. The IO model was constructed using the …

Recently, energy production in China fell behind energy consumption. This poses important challenges for the rapidly … empirical issue. This paper examines Granger causality between energy consumption and GDP in China using province-level data …

This study assesses the future impacts of biofuel production from the world’s major biofuel producers (the US, Brazil … agricultural production in China. Rising global commodity prices arising from either positive market conditions for biofuels or … government mandates on biofuel production levels, are transmitted, albeit imperfectly, into China’s domestic food economy. For …

In the last decade, China’s photovoltaic (PV) industry has developed rapidly, with the joint promotion of the world … market and domestic policies, and China has now become the largest PV manufacturer in the world. Meanwhile, the international … market has responded to China’s rapid development, in light of the Chinese government’s industrial policies, and “anti …

climate policy and international negotiations. For a large country like China, spatial aggregation issues are important in … comprehensive study of China’s regional emission embodiments. We explain how inter-regional trade and international trade affect … China’s regional domestic emissions, and present the resulting regional carbon footprint. Policy implications from the …