Title Foundations for a low-carbon energy system in China / Henry Lee, Daniel P. Schrag, Matthew Bunn, Michael Davidson, Wei Peng, Wang Pu, Mao Zhimin

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 179 pages) : illustrations Contents Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background -- 1.1.1 China's Climate Progress Prior to the Paris Agreement -- 1.1.2 How Will China Actually Reduce Emissions beyond 2030, Given Their Current Dependence on Coal for Electricity Generation? -- 1.1.3 Three Pathways -- 1.2 Chapters Overview -- 1.2.1 Electric Utilities -- 1.2.2 Coal -- 1.2.3 Renewables -- 1.2.4 Local Air Pollution -- 1.2.5 Nuclear Power -- 1.2.6 Electric Vehicles -- 1.3 Conclusions -- References 2 Reforming China's Electricity Market to Facilitate Low-Carbon Transition -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Future Trends and Challenges in China's Electricity System -- 2.3 Power Sector Governance -- 2.4 Key Policy Questions -- 2.4.1 System Operation -- 2.4.2 Electricity Pricing -- 2.4.3 Design and Planning of Transmission Networks -- 2.4.4 Pricing Externalities: Cap-and-Trade and Carbon Tax Policies -- 2.5 Policy Recommendations -- 2.5.1 Competitive Wholesale Market with Nondiscriminatory System Operators -- 2.5.2 Devising Pricing Mechanisms to Facilitate Decarbonization 2.5.3 Integrated Planning in Transmission and Generation Construction -- 2.5.4 Coordinating Electricity Policies with Low-Carbon Policies -- 2.6 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Promoting Large-Scale Deployment and Integration of Renewable Electricity -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Current Governance Structure and Policies -- 3.3 Key Considerations for Integrating Large-Scale Renewables into China's Power System -- 3.3.1 Geographic Mismatch between Renewable Resources and Demand Centers -- 3.3.2 Current Pattern: Concentrated Renewable Development in Resource-Rich Regions 3.3.3 Recent Trend: Increased Renewable Development Closer to Demand Centers -- 3.3.4 Experience in Other Countries to Deal with the Geographic Mismatch -- 3.3.5 System Flexibility Concerns -- 3.3.6 Greater Demands on Conventional Generators -- 3.3.7 Flexibility of the Network -- 3.3.8 Experience in Other Countries to Improve System Flexibility -- 3.4 Elements of Foundations for a High-Renewable System in China -- 3.4.1 Flexible Conventional Generators -- 3.4.1.1 Designs and Retrofits for Flexible Operation -- 3.4.1.2 Improved Integration and Flexibility of Coupled Heating Systems 3.4.1.3 Markets and Incentives: Pathways to Flexible Operation -- 3.4.2 Appropriately Large and More Integrated Transmission Network -- 3.4.2.1 Managing Variability with Appropriate Interconnection -- 3.4.2.2 Regulating Long-Lived Assets for Future Scenarios -- 3.4.2.3 Markets, Operations, and Regulations for Flexibility -- 3.4.3 Storage Technology Development -- 3.4.3.1 Available Storage Technologies at Present -- 3.4.3.2 Policies to Facilitate R&D and Deployment -- 3.4.4 Demand-Side Flexibility/Responsiveness -- 3.4.4.1 Value of Demand-Side Measures (DSM) for a High-Renewable System Summary "Climate change is a key problem of the twenty-first century. China, as the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, has committed to stabilize its current emissions and dramatically increase the share of electricity production from non-fossil fuels by 2030. However, this is only a first step: in the longer term, China needs to aggressively strive to reach a goal of zero-emissions. Through detailed discussions of electricity pricing, electric vehicle policies, nuclear energy policies, and renewable energy policies, this book reviews how near-term climate and energy policies can affect long-term decarbonization pathways beyond 2030, building the foundations for decarbonization in advance of its realization. Focuses primarily on the electricity sector in China - the main battleground for decarbonization over the next century"-- Provided by the publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 6, 2021) Subject Energy policy -- Environmental aspects -- China Environmental policy -- China Climatic changes -- Government policy -- China Greenhouse gases -- Government policy -- China Carbon dioxide mitigation -- China Carbon dioxide mitigation Climatic changes Energy policy -- Environmental aspects Environmental policy Greenhouse gases China Form Electronic book Author Schrag, Daniel P. (Daniel Paul), author. Bunn, Matthew, author Davidson, Michael (Michael Roy), author. LC no. 2021024597 ISBN 1108906109 9781108903103 110890310X 9781108906104

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