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In June 2014, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed greenhouse gas regulations called the Clean Power Plan. Because of opposition in the U.S. Congress to enacting legislation to limit greenhouse gas emissions, EPA used its existing regulatory… View Summary +
Shanghai and Guangdong recently released draft regulations regarding their emissions trading pilot programs. Together with the Bureau of Environment of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Yuko Nishida), the US Environmental Protection Agency (Jeremy Schreifels), and the World Resources Institute (Kevin Kennedy… View Summary +
上海与广东最近发布了碳排放权交易管理办法草案,为两地排放交易机制的实施起到了重要的推进作用。基于排放交易领域的国际经验,以及我们对中国的了解,兹提出以下几点建议,希望可以为草案的修改提供帮助。本文对东京市政府环保局(Yuko Nishida) 、睿博能源智库(Max Dupuy 与 Chris James)、美国环境保护署(Jeremy Schreifels)及世界资源研究所(Kevin Kennedy 与宋然平)提出的建议进行了汇编。第一作者 Max Dupuy 对最终文稿,包括其中可能发生的错误或疏漏负责。… View Summary +
Emissions trading is an established practice in air quality management programs around the world. China has been evaluating emission trading schemes since the 1980’s and is now planning major expansion in geographical scope and depth. Specifically, China is considering emissions… View Summary +
In an earlier publication, RAP presents a number of “key lessons” from international experience for countries designing market-based mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper builds on that earlier publication, providing more details on the international experience, and… View Summary +
This paper is a summary of market-based mechanisms to achieve energy policy goals in China and elsewhere. These goals include targets for energy consumption, energy efficiency or carbon emissions. The authors draw on international experience – including from Europe, the… View Summary +
This paper looks at three aspects of international experience relevant to the development of efficiency power plants for consideration in China: incentive mechanisms for grid companies, on-bill collection in the US, and approaches to energy auditing. View Summary +
The majority of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions can be attributed to the production and use of energy. According to the World Resources Institute, more than 45 percent of GHG emissions in China stem from coal-fired power plants alone. As a… View Summary +
This paper, presented at the NARUC Climate Change Conference, describes eight key policies that China has adopted in the electric sector to control its energy consumption and steer the country down a lower-carbon development path. View Summary +