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Author Wei, Yi-Ming

Title Energy Economics : Understanding and Interpreting Energy Poverty in China
Published Bingley : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018
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Contents Front Cover; Energy Economics: Understanding and Interpreting Energy Poverty in China; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Preface; Chapter 1 Global Energy Development and Energy Poverty; 1.1. General Situation of Energy Development in the World; 1.1.1. Energy Consumption Increases Steadily, but the Growth Rates Vary among Countries; 1.1.2. Fossil Energy Dominates World's Energy Consumption, while Renewable Energy Develops Rapidly; 1.1.3. World Fossil Energy Reserves Are Still Rich but Distribute Unevenly
1.1.4. Energy Trade Predominated by Crude Oil, but Natural Gas Trade Is Growing Rapidly1.1.5. Energy Poverty Exists Widely, Especially in Developing Countries; 1.2. Characteristics of China's Energy Development; 1.2.1. The Increasing Energy Supply and Consumption and External Dependence; 1.2.2. The Energy Industrial System Is Relatively Intact, Production-Supply-Demand Structure Is Different from Developed Countries; 1.2.3. Reverse Distribution of Coal Supply and Demand Leads to Large-scale and Long-distance Transportation
1.2.4. There Is a Large Oil Gap in China, and Oil Consumption for Transport Is Increasing Rapidly1.2.5. The Supply and Demand of Gas Increased, Together with the Population that Uses Gas; 1.2.6. Power Supply Structure Optimize, Companied by Increasing Quantity of Power Inter-district Scheduling; 1.2.7. Problem of Energy Resources Shortage Has Not Been Solved and Modern Energy Services System Is Established Preliminarily; 1.3. New Changes and Pattern of Energy Development in the World and China
1.3.1. The World Economy Is Steadily Developed, and the Uncertain Factors of the International Energy Market Are Reducing1.3.2. The World Energy Pattern Is Undergoing a Profound Adjustments, American "Energy Independence" Has Set up a Substantial Step; 1.3.3. The Difficulty of China's Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction Increases, Making it Harder to Controlling Both Carbon Dioxide Emissions Total Amount and Intensity; 1.3.4. China Has Serious Air Pollution, and the Prevention Work Has Been Highly Valued; 1.4. The Existing Situation of Energy Poverty
1.4.1. Universal Service Level of Electricity in Developing Countries Is Low, Increasing the Difficulty of Global Poverty Reduction1.4.2. Household Energy in Developing Countries Relies on Traditional Biomass Causing Prominent Environment and Health Problems; 1.4.3. Proportions of Household Energy Expenditure of Residents with Energy Poverty in Developed Countries Are High, Making theImpact on Social Justice; 1.5. Addressing Energy Poverty: Action Plan from International Organizations; 1.5.1. The United Nations: A Global Initiative -- Sustainable Energy for All
Summary Energy Economics: Understanding and Interpreting Energy Poverty in China presents a succinct overview of research on China's Energy Poverty as studied by the Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research (CEEP), Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT)
Notes 1.5.1.1. Actions and Commitments
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Subject Power resources -- Economic aspects -- China
Energy policy -- Economic aspects -- China
Energy industries & utilities.
Business & Economics -- Environmental Economics.
Energy policy -- Economic aspects
Power resources -- Economic aspects
China
Form Electronic book
Author Liao, Hua
ISBN 9781787567795
1787567796
9781787567818
1787567818