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• TITLE: Low-Carbon Policy and Action in the Chinese Mainland: An Overview of Current Development

  AUTHORS: Wu Congping

  KEYWORDS: Low Carbon, Policy Analysis, Energy Efficiency, The Chinese Mainland

  JOURNAL NAME: Chinese Studies, Vol.3 No.4, November 27, 2014

  ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes existing low carbon policies as well as policy instruments in the Chinese mainland, where policy making is focused shapely on how to enhance energy efficiency in the high energy-consuming sector of industry to ensure optimal reduction of its energy intensity and carbon emission. In terms of implementation, command and control instruments significantly outweigh market-based instruments. And, among the instruments, Target Responsibility Contracts (TRCs) dominate and work the most effectively.