Energy Economics: Energy Efficiency in China

Authors: Yi-Ming Wei, Hua Liao



Enriches understanding of China's energy issues from a enconomics perspective

Presents a rich resource of China's energy data

Addresses energy and climate change issues

This book presents a succinct overview of research on China's Energy Efficiency as studied by the Center for Energy & Environmental Policy Research (CEEP), Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT). Energy efficiency, linking energy supply, demand and market, is crucial to the world's energy development. China consumes one fourth of the world's energy currently, however its per capital consumption is no more than half of that in OECD countries. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the situation of China's energy development, proposes and summarizes the methodologies of energy efficiency measurement, and uses these methods to analyze the energy consumption at sectoral and provincial level, the impacts of economic structure on the energy macro-efficiency, the price elasticity of oil demand, and energy efficiency policies simulations. The book provides scientific support for researchers and policy makers dealing with energy efficiency.

Table of contents

Front Matter
Pages i-xx

Energy Development in the World and China
Pages 1-51

Relationship Between Energy Efficiency and the Economic System: Measuring Energy Efficiency
Pages 53-80

Impact of Economic Structural Changes on Energy Macro-efficiency
Pages 81-118

Residential Energy Consumption
Pages 119-166

Energy Efficiency in Key Sectors
Pages 167-232

Empirical Research About the Effects of Price on Oil Demand
Pages 233-247

China’s Regional Energy Efficiency
Pages 249-276

Energy Efficiency in Developed Countries and Its Implications for China
Pages 277-297

Energy Saving Potential from End-Use Efficiency Improvements and Its Socioeconomic Impacts
Pages 299-318

Prospects of China’s Energy Efficiency
Pages 319-339

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