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Local Officials Pressured to Turn Around Poor Showing in Energy Intensity Numbers
Posted by Deborah Seligsohn on May 7, 2010
This week China held its second high-level discussion in two weeks on implementing its energy intensity target at the same time as disappointing first quarter numbers appeared showing that energy intensity has risen by 3.2% in the first quarter of 2010. Premier Wen Jiabao told provincial officials to use “an iron hand” in implementing energy intensity targets. This comes in the wake of last weeks’ announcement of eight new policies to enhance implementation of the 20% energy intensity target.
ChinaFAQs: Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards
Posted by ChinaFAQs on May 4, 2010
Key Points:
- China has become one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing markets for household appliances, such as televisions, clothes washers and refrigerators.
- To improve the energy efficiency of these products, China has developed an array of mandatory and voluntary standards and labeling programs.
- These programs promise to significantly reduce energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, but stepped up compliance testing and enforcement could enable China to reap even bigger gains.
- International collaboration – including with experts from the United States – has played an important part in China’s appliance efficiency efforts.
China in Major Push to Meet 20% Energy Intensity Target
Posted by Deborah Seligsohn on Apr 30, 2010
China’s State Council met Wednesday, April 28, and adopted eight new measures to try to spur the country in a final push to meet its 20% energy intensity reduction target during the 5 years from 2006 to the end of 2010. While the State Council’s decision has been reported in the international media, we found the specific measures only in the Chinese press, which we summarize:
Deborah Seligsohn on China's Role in the New Global Green Economy on MSNBC
Posted by Nick Price on Apr 23, 2010Watch ChinaFAQs expert Deborah Seligsohn weigh in on China's new role in the global green economy in an interview featured on MSNBC in the video clip below.
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From Earth Day to the Auto Show
Posted by Deborah Seligsohn on Apr 22, 2010
Energy efficiency is a top theme in Beijing, but so too is the allure of one’s own wheels.
Earth Day dawned cold and rainy in Beijing, but the real damper on any festive mood this year is the Yushu Earthquake, which occurred just one week ago and claimed over 2000 lives. April 21 marked a day of remembrance for the victims, and the nation also observed three minutes of silence.
