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Energy policy and standard for built environment in China

Yao, R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4269-7224, Li, B. and Steemers, K. (2005) Energy policy and standard for built environment in China. Renewable Energy, 30 (13). pp. 1973-1988. ISSN 0960-1481

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2005.01.013

Abstract/Summary

Trends in China's energy future will have considerable consequences for both China and the global environment. Though China's carbon emissions are low on a per capita basis, China is already ranked the world's second largest producer of carbon, behind only America. China's buildings sector currently accounts for 23% of China's total energy use and is projected to increase to one-third by 2010. Energy policy plays an important role in China's sustainable development. The purpose of this study is to provide a broad overview of energy efficiency issues in the built environment in China. This paper, firstly briefly, reviews the key national policies related to the built environment and demonstrates the government's environmental concern. Secondly, the authors introduce recent energy policies in the built environment. Energy efficiency and renewable energy in the built environment, which are the key issues of the national energy policy, have been reviewed. Discussion of the implementation of energy policy has been carried out.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of the Built Environment > Energy and Environmental Engineering group
ID Code:26688
Publisher:Elsevier

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