Greener plants, grayer skies? A report from the front lines of China's energy sector

Energy Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1809-1824

  Steinfeld, Edward S ^a   Lester, Richard K ^b   Cunningham, Edward A ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Electric power; Environment

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; ELECTRIC POWER MEASUREMENT; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; MINING; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SURVEYS;

CHINA; CHINESE COALS; COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGIES; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY GROUPS; ENERGY SECTORS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; FUEL COSTS; LARGE PARTS; MARKET FORCES; POWER SECTORS; PRICE HIKES; REGULATORY PRESSURES; TECHNOLOGY CHOICES;

COSTS;

CLEANUP; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ELECTRICAL POWER; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; ENERGY POLICY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 62849084048     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2008.12.018     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Andrews-Speed P., et al. A framework for policy formulation for small-scale mines: the case of coal in China. Natural Resources Forum 26 (2002)
2. Andrews-Speed P., et al. The regulation of China's township and village coal mines: a study of complexity. Journal of Cleaner Production 11 (2003)
3. Andrews-Speed P., et al. Economic responses to the closure of small-scale coal mines in Chongqing, China. Resources Policy 30 1 (2005)
4. Berra, Nourredine., et al., 2001. Fostering Competition in China's Power Markets. World Bank Discussion Paper No. 416, 2001.
5. China Daily, 2007. Power Becomes Supercritical. September 7.
6. China Electricity Council, 2008. Guojia Fagaiwei Bu 2007 Nian Huodianchang Yanqi Tuoliu Chanye Xinxi. 2008. 〈http://www.cec.org.cn/news/deptnews.asp?id=2871〉.
7. China Industrial Map Publishing Committee. Zhongguo Nengyuan Chanye Ditu 2006-7 (2007), Social Sciences Academic Press, Beijing
8. EIA, Existing Capacity by Energy Source, 〈http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/epa/epat2p2.html〉.
9. EIA, World Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Consumption of Coal, 1980-2006, 〈http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/international/iealf/tableh4co2.xls〉.
10. EIA, World Carbon Dioxide Emissions from the Consumption and Flaring of Fossil Fuels, 1980-2005, 〈http://www.eia.doe.gov/pub/international/iealf/tableh1co2.xls〉.
11. Freme, Fred, 2007. US Coal Supply and Demand: 2007 Review. EIA, Washington, DC. 〈http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/FTPROOT/features/feature07.pdf〉.
12. Minchener A. Coal Supply Challenges for China (2007), IEA, Washington, DC
13. MIT, 2007. Future of Coal. Cambridge, MA.
14. NBS (National Bureau of Statistics). China Electric Power Yearbook (2007), China Electric Power Press, Beijing
15. Stern D. Beyond the environmental Kuznets curve: diffusion of sulfur-emissions-abating technology. The Journal of Environment & Development 14 1 (2005)
16. Xu S., and Chen W. The reform of electricity power sector in the PRC. Energy Policy 23 (2006) 2455-2465
17. 2 scrubbers, draft. US Department of Energy web site.