Max Dupuy leads and manages RAP’s initiatives in China to assist and advise decision-makers on power sector policies and the transition to a low-carbon energy future.
Dupuy has served as an author, public speaker and expert for the press on international developments in power sector regulation, energy efficiency, emissions trading and other topics. He specializes in comparative analysis of energy policy and has particular experience with China’s energy institutions and challenges.
Before joining RAP, Max Dupuy served at the New Zealand Treasury in Wellington, leading economic research projects and developing policy advice on electricity markets, transmission regulation and capital efficiency.
Dupuy’s work in energy policy is complemented by a background in financial sector regulation and macroeconomic policy. He worked as an economist at the U.S. Treasury in Washington, D.C., for six years, advising the secretary of the Treasury and other senior officials. His time at the U.S. Treasury included successive periods as the economist responsible for developing policy advice on issues concerning India, Indonesia and China. He also worked in economic research in the Federal Reserve System.
Max Dupuy earned an undergraduate degree in economics from Queen’s University in Canada and a master’s degree in economics and policy from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School. In addition, Max completed a two-year Mandarin Chinese language program at the National Taiwan University.
How Max Dupuy is Energizing Change
对建筑行业碳减排路径的探讨
中国提出的“双碳”目标要求在2030年实现全面碳达峰,2060年实现碳中和。这引发了一个问题,即建筑行业在2060年前实现脱碳的路径是什么。本文简要地概述了其中一个可行且具有成本效益的路径,并探讨了可能阻碍实现这一路径的潜在障碍。 建筑行业碳减排路径 中国宏观经济研究院能源研究所和一些国际机构定期开展能源转型的研究,包括对全面减碳路径的分析,以及对各个领域的发展建议。在《中国能源转型展望2022》(以下简称“展望”)中,建筑行业碳减排路径的分析与双碳目标基本一致,其中包含以下几个关键的建筑行业里程碑: 建筑行业的终端能源需求在2030年左右达到峰值,在2030年到2060年间略微下降。 2019年至2035年间,建筑中的煤炭消费量减少,分布式天然气消耗相对稳定,到2060年完全停止使用这两种化石燃料。 在2019年到2060年间,建筑行业终端能源消费量中的电力消费由35%上升到64%,主要由增加的热泵产生。 中国采暖地区集中供热网覆盖的建筑面积占比从2020年约40%提升至2060年约60%。 在2021年到2060年间,集中供热部门的电力消费从零上升到38%,而化石燃料的消费从82%减少到38%。 这种碳减排路径强调了建筑电气化和提高能效,在很大程度上与其他国家的研究一致。而且,其中建筑减排路径中预设了会有显著增加的集中供热部分,这在美国等其他国家的碳减排路径中较为少见。“展望”中的碳减排路径提到了2060年仍然会有大量的化石能源用于集中供暖,这意味着碳捕捉技术的大量使用,从而引发成本方面的担忧,也许今后的展望中可以对此做出修改。总体而言,“展望”(或类似路径)能有效评估并为建筑行业近期政策制定提供参考。 如何使建筑行业走上碳减排路径? “十四五”规划(2021年至2025年)涉及建筑碳减排的各种声明。一方面,“十四五”规划中的“绿色建筑”部分包括敦促在建筑中用电力替代煤炭和燃气的声明,更提出在2025年之前将建筑最终能源消费中电力消费百分比提高至55%的目标。作为比较,2021年建筑电气化率约为45%。此目标超越了“展望”提出的碳减排方案。 但另一方面,有些… Read More +
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