Challenges of rapid economic growth in China: Reconciling sustainable energy use, environmental stewardship and social development

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1412-1422

  Li, Yong ^a   Oberheitmann, Andreas ^a,b,c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RWI LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c Centrum für Internationale Migration und Entwicklung CIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Resource saving; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CRUDE OIL; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC ENERGIES; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY INTENSITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIPS; INCOME DISTRIBUTIONS; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; RESOURCE SAVING; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE ENERGIES;

CRUDE PETROLEUM; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COAL; CRUDE OIL; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 61749093660     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. BP, 2006. BP Statistical Review of World Energy June 2006. 〈http://www.bp.com/statisticalreview〉.
2. China's Agenda 21. White Paper on China's Population, Environment, and Development in the 21st Century. Adopted at the 16th Executive Meeting of the State Council of the Peoples Republic of China (25 March, 1994) (1994), China Environmental Science Press, Beijing
3. Chua, H.Y., Bauer, J.G., 1996. The income distribution of China: regional disparities. Discussion Paper, Nanyang Business School, Singapore.
4. Dickey D.A., and Fuller W.A. Distribution of the estimators for autoregressive time series with a unit root. Journal of the American Statistical Association 74 (1979) 427-431
5. GDRC-The Global Development Research Center, 2005. SD Features-definitions. Online: 〈http://www.gdrc.org/sustdev/definitions.html〉 (accessed 19 July, 2005).
6. Granger C.W.J., and Newbold P. Spurious regressions in econometrics. Journal of Econometrics 2 (1974) 111-120
7. IEA, 2004. World Energy Outlook 2004. Paris.
8. IMF, 2007. World Economic Outlook Database, April 2007. 〈http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2007/01/data/index.aspx 〉.
9. 4 Year: 2000 Date: June 7, 2005. Online: 〈http://www.jamstec.go.jp/forsgc/research/d4/regional/2000/CH400.ht ml〉 (accessed 19 May 2008).
10. Klemmer P. Nachhaltige Entwicklung-aus ökonomischer Sicht. Zeitschrift für angewandte Umweltforschung 7 (1994) 14-18
11. LBL-Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2004. China Energy Databook, Berkeley.
12. Office of the Leading Group for Promoting the Sustainable Development Strategy in China. Program of Action for Sustainable Development in China in the Early 21st Century (2004), China Environmental Science Press, Beijing
13. People's Daily, 3 December, 1999. Sci-Tech-China to ban leaded gasoline. Online: 〈http://english.people.com.cn/english/199912/03/eng19991203T104.htm l〉. (accessed 25 May, 2008).
14. People's Daily, 16 August, 2002. China urged to heed enlarging income disparity. Online: 〈www.china.org.cn/english/Life/39623.htm〉. (accessed 19 May 2008).
15. People's Daily, 22 February 2004. Premier Wen highlights scientific development concept. Online: 〈http://english.people.com.cn/200402/22/eng20040222_135467.shtml 〉 (accessed 15 May, 2008).
16. SEPA, 2005. Report on the State of the Environment in China 2004. Environmental Information Center, Beijing.
17. Suding, P.H., 2005. China's Energiewirtschaft und Energiepolitik. Mimeo.
18. Takahiro, A., 2001. Regional income inequality in China-A two stage nested inequality decomposition analysis. International University of Japan, Working paper no. 9. Mimeo.
19. Tao F., Yokosawa M., et al. Future climate change, the agricultural water cycle, and agricultural production in China. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 95 (2003) 203-215
20. TERI, 2004. Selected GHG emissions in China. Online: 〈http://www.ccasia.teri.res.in/country/china/ghg/tables.htm〉. (accessed 20 May, 2008).
21. Xinhua News Agency, 5 March, 2005. Wen Reiterates Longing for Harmonious Society. Online 〈http://www.china.org.cn/english/2005lh/121841.htm〉 (accessed 26 May, 2008).
22. Zhang, Y., 2006. China′s "11th Five-Year Guidelines" with a focus on energy policy". IEJJ Quick report April 2006. 〈http://eneken.ieej.or.jp/en/data/pdf/327.pdf〉 (accessed 14 May, 2008).
23. ZRGGT (Zhonghua Renmin Gongheguo Guojia Tongjiju) (State Statistical Bureau of the PRC) (Ed.) (diff. years), Zhongguo Tongji Nianjian (Statistical Yearbook of the PRC). China Statistical Press, Beijing.