Technological Learning, Energy Efficiency, and CO2 Emissions in China's Energy Intensive Industries
Since the onset of economic reforms in 1978, China has been remarkably successful in reducing the carbon dioxide intensities of gross domestic product and industrial production. Most analysts correctly attribute the rapid decline in the carbon diox...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/06/17881790/technological-learning-energy-efficiency-co2-emissions-chinas-energy-intensive-industries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15851 |
| Summary: | Since the onset of economic reforms in
1978, China has been remarkably successful in reducing the
carbon dioxide intensities of gross domestic product and
industrial production. Most analysts correctly attribute the
rapid decline in the carbon dioxide intensity of industrial
production to rising energy prices, increased openness to
trade and investment, increased competition, and
technological change. China's industrial and technology
policies also have contributed to lower carbon dioxide
intensities, by transforming industrial structure and
improving enterprise level technological capabilities. Case
studies of four energy intensive industries -- aluminum,
cement, iron and steel, and paper -- show how the changes
have put these industries on substantially lower carbon
dioxide emissions trajectories. Although the changes have
not led to absolute declines in carbon dioxide emissions,
they have substantially weakened the link between industry
growth and carbon dioxide emissions. |
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