China
RAP assists China's decision-makers in developing and implementing policies that promote sustainable economic development, increased energy reliability, and improved air quality and public health, which in turn produce substantial and permanent reductions in the country's greenhouse gas emissions.
Working with the Energy Foundation's China Sustainable Energy Program (CSEP), we provide technical assistance and international expertise on energy efficiency, market and regulatory reform, renewable resources, and environmental policy. Our network of international partners includes Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's China Energy Group, the Center for Resource Solutions, and the Natural Resources Defense Council.
RAP has been working in China since 1999 and maintains a full-time office in Beijing.
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Featured Work
DSM and Energy Efficiency Training
RAP, in partnership with the Beijing office of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), develops and presents trainings in China on demand-side management (DSM) and energy efficiency.
Learn MoreDelivering Energy Efficiency in China
In November 2010, China joined many other countries around the world in placing an energy efficiency obligation on the two large grid companies that supply electricity to end-use customers. The...
Learn MoreModeling a More Efficient Power Plant
The efficiency power plant delivers load reduction with a level of reliability similar to the output from conventional power plant, using a carefully selected portfolio of energy efficiency projects.
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Improving Air Quality in Key Urban Areas
In the early stages of establishing systems for air quality regulation, China has an opportunity to develop programs and institutions that simultaneously address the interrelated problems of climate change and air pollution cost-effectively. An important step in this direction occurred in May 2010, when China’s highest decision-making body, the State Council, issued a first-ever regulation on regional air quality management.
Learn MoreMarket Mechanisms to Support Climate Goals
The most successful market-based mechanisms support programs that invest directly in energy efficiency. At a two-day workshop held in Beijing, RAP's David Crossley, Max Dupuy and Eoin Lees were among the international speakers who explored how market mechanisms could support China's climate change goals.
Learn MoreRenewable Gains and Challenges
While non-hydro renewable resources still only account for some 2 percent of China’s installed generation fleet, renewable energy in China has skyrocketed over the last decade.
Learn MoreClean First: Aligning Regulation with Environmental Goals
Power sector regulators will play a vital role in efforts to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the years ahead. Neither carbon taxes nor cap-and-trade policies alone will achieve the sizeable reductions of GHG emissions that are needed. RAP proposes that in regulatory decisions, clean resources should get every reasonable preference over resources that have greater environmental impact.
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