| ID | 127896 |
| Title Proper | Implementation of energy-saving policies in China |
| Other Title Information | how local governments assisted industrial enterprises in achieving energy-saving targets |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Zhao, Xiaofan ; Li, Huimin ; Wu, Liang ; Qi, Ye |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Local governments have replaced the national ministries that are in charge of various industries to become the primary implementer of energy-saving policies in China since 2000. This paper employs a case study-based approach to demonstrate the significance of local governments' policy measures in assisting industrial enterprises with energy-saving activities in China. Based on the longitudinal case of the Jasmine Thermal Electric Power Company, this paper hypothesizes that sub-national governments have played a major role in implementing energy-saving policies in China since the 11th Five-year-plan period. A wide range of provincial and municipal agencies collaborated in implementing five types of policy measures - informational policy, skill building, improved enforcement of central directives, price adjustment, and funding - that reduced barriers to energy saving and motivated active pursuit of energy-saving activities at industrial enterprises. The case study demonstrates how an enterprise and local governments work together to achieve the enterprise's energy-saving target. The authors will investigate the hypothesis of this paper in the context of multiple case studies that they plan to undertake in the future. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 66, No. ; March 2014: p.170-184 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy Vol. 66, No. ; March 2014: p.170-184 |
| Key Words | Energy Politics ; Energy-Saving Policy ; Policy Implementation ; Industrial Enterprises ; China ; Energy Policy ; Energy Saving Targets ; Future Strategy ; Thermal Electric Power Company ; Energy Sources ; Energy Consumption ; Economic Planning ; Chinese Energy Strategy |