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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okr-10986-158512021-04-23T14:03:23Z Technological Learning, Energy Efficiency, and CO2 Emissions in China's Energy Intensive Industries Rock, Michael T. Toman, Michael Cui, Yuanshang Jiang, Kejun Song, Yun Wang, Yanjia ACID RAIN AIR POLLUTANTS ALTERNATIVE FUELS ALUMINUM INDUSTRY APPROACH AUDITS AUTOMATION AVAILABILITY BASIC BIDDING BLACK LIQUOR BLAST FURNACES BUILDING MATERIALS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS BUSINESS PROCESSES CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL MARKETS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CEMENT CEMENT INDUSTRY CEMENT PLANTS CEMENT PRODUCTION CENTRAL PLANNING CHEMICAL TREATMENT CITIES CLEAN ENERGY CLEANER PRODUCTION COAL COAL MINING COAL USE COAL WASHING CODES COGENERATION COGENERATION EFFICIENCY COLLABORATION COMPONENTS COMPUTERS DATA SERVICES DEBT DEMAND FOR ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS EFFICIENT USE ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRONICS ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS EMISSION EMISSIONS EMISSIONS REDUCTION ENERGY AUDITS ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY INTENSITY ENERGY INTENSIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENERGY PRICES ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ENERGY RESEARCH ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY USE ENERGY USERS ENGINEERING ENGINEERING DESIGN ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES FOSSIL FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL USE GAS GENERATION GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GLOBAL EMISSIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAT HEAVY OIL HUMAN HEALTH HYDRO-POWER IMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDUSTRIAL BOILERS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY KEY INDUSTRIES KNOW-HOW METALS MINES NATURAL GAS NEW PLANT NEW TECHNOLOGY NUCLEAR FUEL OIL OIL DEMAND OIL EQUIVALENT OIL EXPORTS ORGANIC WASTE OXYGEN PARTICULATE PARTICULATE MATTER PATENTS PETROLEUM PILOT PROJECTS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POWER PRICE SETTING PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS RAW MATERIAL RAW MATERIALS REAL TIME RECYCLING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ROM SOFTWARE COMPANY TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING TECHNOLOGY LICENSES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TONS OF COAL EQUIVALENT URBAN POPULATION VIABLE TECHNOLOGY WASTEWATER EMISSIONS WASTEWATER TREATMENT industrial modernization decarbonization 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. 2013-09-26T15:00:37Z 2013-09-26T15:00:37Z 2013-06 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 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6492 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China |
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ACID RAIN AIR POLLUTANTS ALTERNATIVE FUELS ALUMINUM INDUSTRY APPROACH AUDITS AUTOMATION AVAILABILITY BASIC BIDDING BLACK LIQUOR BLAST FURNACES BUILDING MATERIALS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS BUSINESS PROCESSES CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL MARKETS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CEMENT CEMENT INDUSTRY CEMENT PLANTS CEMENT PRODUCTION CENTRAL PLANNING CHEMICAL TREATMENT CITIES CLEAN ENERGY CLEANER PRODUCTION COAL COAL MINING COAL USE COAL WASHING CODES COGENERATION COGENERATION EFFICIENCY COLLABORATION COMPONENTS COMPUTERS DATA SERVICES DEBT DEMAND FOR ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS EFFICIENT USE ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRONICS ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS EMISSION EMISSIONS EMISSIONS REDUCTION ENERGY AUDITS ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY INTENSITY ENERGY INTENSIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENERGY PRICES ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ENERGY RESEARCH ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY USE ENERGY USERS ENGINEERING ENGINEERING DESIGN ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES FOSSIL FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL USE GAS GENERATION GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GLOBAL EMISSIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAT HEAVY OIL HUMAN HEALTH HYDRO-POWER IMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDUSTRIAL BOILERS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY KEY INDUSTRIES KNOW-HOW METALS MINES NATURAL GAS NEW PLANT NEW TECHNOLOGY NUCLEAR FUEL OIL OIL DEMAND OIL EQUIVALENT OIL EXPORTS ORGANIC WASTE OXYGEN PARTICULATE PARTICULATE MATTER PATENTS PETROLEUM PILOT PROJECTS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POWER PRICE SETTING PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS RAW MATERIAL RAW MATERIALS REAL TIME RECYCLING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ROM SOFTWARE COMPANY TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING TECHNOLOGY LICENSES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TONS OF COAL EQUIVALENT URBAN POPULATION VIABLE TECHNOLOGY WASTEWATER EMISSIONS WASTEWATER TREATMENT industrial modernization decarbonization |
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ACID RAIN AIR POLLUTANTS ALTERNATIVE FUELS ALUMINUM INDUSTRY APPROACH AUDITS AUTOMATION AVAILABILITY BASIC BIDDING BLACK LIQUOR BLAST FURNACES BUILDING MATERIALS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS BUSINESS PROCESSES CAPITAL GOODS CAPITAL MARKETS CARBON CARBON DIOXIDE CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS CEMENT CEMENT INDUSTRY CEMENT PLANTS CEMENT PRODUCTION CENTRAL PLANNING CHEMICAL TREATMENT CITIES CLEAN ENERGY CLEANER PRODUCTION COAL COAL MINING COAL USE COAL WASHING CODES COGENERATION COGENERATION EFFICIENCY COLLABORATION COMPONENTS COMPUTERS DATA SERVICES DEBT DEMAND FOR ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY ECONOMICS ECONOMIES OF SCALE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS EFFICIENT USE ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRONICS ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS EMISSION EMISSIONS EMISSIONS REDUCTION ENERGY AUDITS ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY INTENSITY ENERGY INTENSIVE ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENERGY PRICES ENERGY REQUIREMENTS ENERGY RESEARCH ENERGY SAVINGS ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY USE ENERGY USERS ENGINEERING ENGINEERING DESIGN ENGINEERS ENVIRONMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES FOSSIL FOSSIL FUELS FUEL FUEL USE GAS GENERATION GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GLOBAL EMISSIONS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAT HEAVY OIL HUMAN HEALTH HYDRO-POWER IMPROVEMENTS IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDUSTRIAL BOILERS INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY KEY INDUSTRIES KNOW-HOW METALS MINES NATURAL GAS NEW PLANT NEW TECHNOLOGY NUCLEAR FUEL OIL OIL DEMAND OIL EQUIVALENT OIL EXPORTS ORGANIC WASTE OXYGEN PARTICULATE PARTICULATE MATTER PATENTS PETROLEUM PILOT PROJECTS POLICY MAKERS POLLUTION POWER PRICE SETTING PRODUCERS PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTION PROCESSES PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS RAW MATERIAL RAW MATERIALS REAL TIME RECYCLING REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ROM SOFTWARE COMPANY TECHNICIANS TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING TECHNOLOGY LICENSES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS TONS OF COAL EQUIVALENT URBAN POPULATION VIABLE TECHNOLOGY WASTEWATER EMISSIONS WASTEWATER TREATMENT industrial modernization decarbonization Rock, Michael T. Toman, Michael Cui, Yuanshang Jiang, Kejun Song, Yun Wang, Yanjia Technological Learning, Energy Efficiency, and CO2 Emissions in China's Energy Intensive Industries |
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East Asia and Pacific China |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 6492 |
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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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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Rock, Michael T. Toman, Michael Cui, Yuanshang Jiang, Kejun Song, Yun Wang, Yanjia |
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Rock, Michael T. Toman, Michael Cui, Yuanshang Jiang, Kejun Song, Yun Wang, Yanjia |
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Rock, Michael T. |
| title |
Technological Learning, Energy Efficiency, and CO2 Emissions in China's Energy Intensive Industries |
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Technological Learning, Energy Efficiency, and CO2 Emissions in China's Energy Intensive Industries |
| title_full |
Technological Learning, Energy Efficiency, and CO2 Emissions in China's Energy Intensive Industries |
| title_fullStr |
Technological Learning, Energy Efficiency, and CO2 Emissions in China's Energy Intensive Industries |
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Technological Learning, Energy Efficiency, and CO2 Emissions in China's Energy Intensive Industries |
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technological learning, energy efficiency, and co2 emissions in china's energy intensive industries |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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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 |
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