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Gilets Jaunes, RGGI, and Recommendations for China’s Carbon Reduction Policies
The gilets jaunes (“yellow vests”) protests in France have highlighted the critical role that consumers must play in defining how we decarbonize our economies. In light of this and similar setbacks for action on climate change, such as the… View Summary +
黄马甲，RGGI和中国碳减排政策建议
法国的 gilets jaunes （“黄马甲”）抗议活动提醒了我们一件事，在使经济脱碳方面消费者必须发挥关键作用。在抗击气候变化过程中发生过这样那样类似的挫折，例如2018年11月在美国华盛顿州取消碳税提案，人们可能很容易得出结论，公众不愿意为减少温室气体而付出代价。但这是… View Summary +
Environmental Permits Can Help to Implement Power Sector Reform
During my trip to China this past October and November, my tenth such during that time of year, I wore my facemask only once, on a day when the air quality index (AQI) was 260. While an AQI of 260… View Summary +
For Climate Progress, Solutions Sprout from Cities, States
At this past summer’s meeting of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), I served on a panel of experts discussing what might happen to America’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the wake of the Trump administration’s… View Summary +
要实现蓝天常在，环境和能源政策应相得益彰
作为一名曾任职于美国大气环境部门的“监管者”，我认为，中国为了实现能源和环境的宏伟目标，须在制定政策时将二者相结合。尽管任何一个“五年计划”都没有设定通往清洁空气和高效电力市场的途径，中国的决策部门还是应该把握机会提出综合的解决方案。 我最近在北京能源网络（Beijing Energy Network,… View Summary +
To Achieve Blue Skies, China Needs Common-Sense Energy Policies
As a former air regulator, I’ve come to the conclusion that China must integrate its energy and environmental policymaking in order to meet its ambitious goals in both areas. Although the path to clean air and efficient electricity markets extends… View Summary +
Industrial Energy Efficiency Can Improve Air Quality
Despite the Chinese government’s extensive efforts to improve air quality per the State Council’s “Ten Measures” Action Plan and implementation of regional air quality control measures, air pollution recently worsened in the Jing-Jin-Ji region (Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei). After… View Summary +
工业能效会是大气治理的任督二脉吗？
尽管中国政府为治理空气污染竭尽全力，国务院还出台了《大气污染防治行动计划》（ 简称“大气十条”），并实施了区域空气质量控制措施，但京津冀地区空气质量的改善趋势今年一度还是出现了反复。 在去年几个月空气质量好转之后，去年秋天空气质量改善的步伐开始放缓并最终停滞。2017年头两个月，京津冀地区空气质量大幅下滑，PM2.5浓度同比增长48%。PM2.5水平不仅已经超过世界卫生组织每立方米10微克标准的十倍，也远高于北京计划在2017年底要达到的每立方米60微克的目标。… View Summary +
Retooling Regulation: Breaking the Trail Forward
In our prior Retooling Regulation posts, we illuminated the need to integrate energy and environmental regulatory planning processes, spotlighted recommended steps to do so via a process we’ve dubbed “E-Merge,” and considered the legality of such an… View Summary +
实行排放绩效标准: 提高环境效益，助力中国电力市场转型
中国“十三五”规划（以下简称“规划”）的电力行业规划中，重申并加强了以前对建立电力市场和有序放开发用电计划的承诺。中国政府还致力于进一步减少空气污染，降低温室气体排放，其目标是到2020年将京津冀PM2.5排放量减少25％。规划提出了每年6.5％的GDP增长目标，增加服务业对经济的贡献率，并在未来的15年里，减少单位 GDP能耗。与此同时，中国决策部门正在解决… View Summary +
