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"In recent years China has overtaken the United States as the world's leading producer and consumer of energy. Since 2009 China's energy requirements have grown exponentially, particularly for coal and electricity, sparking international and national debates on the sustainability of growth and the accompanying environmental implications. This unique study provides a comprehensive investigation into the Chinese energy market at both national and provincial levels covering issues such as energy security, institutional reforms, international relations, and environmental implications now and in the future. A host of international experts provide crucial analysis of the design of China's energy policies, examining how the imbalance between supply and demand,and a primitive transmission grid, influences the overall performance of the energy industry in China. They investigate the role played by institutions, renewable energies, ownership and open-door policy reforms as suitable mechanisms to reduce energy consumption and consequently to prevent climate change. The implications of such policies are also critically assessed in relation to economic growth. Energy Security and Sustainable Economic Growth in China is an invaluable reference source for those working in or researching the Chinese energy is also essential reading for economists and researchers working across China, development economics, environmental economics and the energy sector. "--
List of contents
1. International Comparison in the Energy Sector; Lorenzo Ductor and Carlos Aller 2. The Chinese Energy Intensive Growth Model and Its Impact on Commodity Markets; Javier Ordoñez and Atanu Ghoshray 3. China's Energy Diplomacy via The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; Elzbieta Maria Pron 4. The Institutional Setting of China's Energy Policy; Karolina Wysoczanska 5. Energy Security in China: An Analysis of Various Energy Sources; Shujie Yao and Dan Luo 6. Oil and China; David C. Broadstock 7. China's Alternative Energy Sources; María J. García 8. Regional Electricity Consumption and Economic Growth in China; Maria Jesus Herrerias and Roselyne Joyeux 9. Regional Energy Intensity and Productivity in China; Maria Jesus Herrerias 10. Energy Intensity and Its Policy Implications in China; Ana Cuadros and Vicente Orts 11. Globalisation and the Energy Consumption of The Yangtze River Delta; Maoliang Bu and Huajiang Luo 12. Institutional Barriers to China's Renewable Energy Strategy; Evan B. Hills and Zhengxu Wang 13. Demand Effects on the CO2 Emissions in China: A Structural Decomposition Analysis (SDA); Chaoxian Guo and Yanhong Liu 14. Environmental Protection and Sustainability Strategies in China: Towards a Green Economy; Xiumei Guo and Dora Marinova
