This is the second part of a two-part post on the state of CCS in China According to a white paper from the Center for Climate Change Law, the National Development Reform Commission in China published a “Circular on Promoting…
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How Industries Fit In: Energy Efficiency Report Part II
Travis Clayton
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Please click here to access part I of the Industrial sector’s overview. In order to address these recent developments in the industrial sector, we propose the following recommendations which target industrial emissions abatement potential and specific barriers towards abatement: Governments…
How Industries Fit In: Energy Efficiency Report Part I
Travis Clayton
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As preparation for our Major Economies and Climate Change Research presentation, I will be providing a brief overview of industry’s share of emissions within the energy efficiency sector. Specifically, these two posts will discuss the chemical, iron and steel, and…
Cultivating Sustainability Pt. 2: Developing World Recommendations for Agricultural GHG Mitigation
As noted in part one of this series, the barriers to implementing sustainable land management practices, which are thoroughly outlined in our paper, are significant. But are they insurmountable? Our research and analysis tells us that though the road is…
Local Progress in China
Beginning with Deng Xiaoping’s reform programs, Chinese cities have competed for the designation as a Special Economic Zone (SEZ). Categorization of a city or province as an SEZ ensured tax exemptions, foreign capital, and greater independence to trade, turning cities…
China’s Clean Air Initiative?
Spencer Jones
Posted in China, Coal, Efficiency, Energy Production, Natural Gas, Renewable Energy, Transport
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While much of the world anxiously watched events unfold in Ukraine, on March 5th, to mark the beginning of China’s National People’s Congress, the Prime Minister, Li Keqiang, declared the central government’s commitment to reduce levels of air pollution. He…
China’s Coke Problem
Black carbon is a problematic short-lived climate forcer. While global emissions of black carbon are far lower than those of CO2, the sooty particulate matter has an approximate GWP20 of 2200, meaning its warming power is far more potent than…
China’s High-Speed Rail Subsidies
China has spent more than half a trillion dollars on building the world’s largest high-speed rail network system.[1] This system has revolutionized the way business is done by dramatically lowering the time and cost of getting around the country. Additionally,…
International Transport Part 1: Territorial and Consumption Emissions and the Global Race to the Bottom
Madeline Clark
Posted in China, Efficiency, European Union, India, Transport, United States
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Maritime, aviation and land-based traffic due to trade and commerce and tourism compose the moving facade of international transport, one of the fastest growing sources for GHG emissions globally. In fact, though international transport describes the interaction of two or…
Beyond Renewable Fuel Standards
Ramzey Zbeida
Posted in Alternative Fuels, China, Natural Gas, Renewable Fuels, Transport, United States
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In the last post on this subject—RFS: Reconsidering Fuel Standards? —the possibility of new alternative fuels emerging that can compete with fossil fuels was briefly introduced. Due to the controversy surrounding renewable fuel standards, specifically whether they drive up food…
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