简介：Chinahaswonthenameoftheworldfactorybeingfamousforexportingagreatdealofandvariouskindsoflow-pricemerchandise.However,mostofChineseexportsareprimarygoodsormanufacturedproductsthatcreateheavypollutionandrequireintensiveuseofresources.Chineseproductsgoabroad,buttheirfollowingharmsstaybehind.Thearticleanalyzesmanyobviouslow-pricefactsinChinaandtheirconcomitantterribleenvironmentalresultsindetail,andpointsoutthattherearehugehiddentroublesinthewayofChina’ssustainabledevelopmentbehindherseeminglyflourishingeconomy.

简介：Inthisresearch,theFactorAnalysismodelofmeasuringprovinciallowcarbondevelopmentinChinahasbeenconstructed.Basedondatafrom30provinces,anempiricalstudywasdevelopedtomeasurecomprehensivelowcarbondevelopmentusingtheFactorAnalysismodel(PrincipalComponentsmethodandNormalizedVarimaxRotation).Theresultsrevealthattheprovincialmarksoflowcarbondevelopmentaregenerallylowandonlynineprovinceshavehighmarks(morethan0.80).Theresultsalsoshowsignificantregionaldisparity.TheprovincialmarksoftheeasternregionarehigherthanboththemiddleandwesternprovincesofmainlandChina.Alloftheprovinceswithhighmarks(morethan0.90)arelocatedintheeasternregion,andthosewiththelowestmarks(0.60)arelocatedinthemiddleregion.Furthermore,regionaldisparityinlowcarbondevelopmentfollowsthesamepatternaseconomicdevelopmentinChina.Finally,somesuggestionsfordecision-makersarepresented.

简介：Chinaachievedmajorprogressinlow-carbondevelopmentduringtheperiodofthe11thFiveYearPlan(2006-2010).Theincreasingtrendofenergyintensityandcarbonintensityoftheeconomyasseenpriorto2005wasreversedtoasharpdecreasingtrend,leadingtoa19%decreaseinenergyintensityand21%decreaseincarbonintensityinfiveyears.Theenhancedenergyefficiency,mostlyduetoefficiencyimprovementinpowerandmanufacturingsector,isthemajordriverofthedecreaseincarbonintensityoftheeconomy.Thedevelopmentofrenewableenergy,despiteitsimpressivegrowthrate,playedaminorrolebecauseofitssmallshareintheenergymixofthecountry.Energycon-sumptionandenergy-relatedcarbonemissionsperunitofareainbuildingcontinuedtogrowatalesserrate,which,combinedwiththefastgrowthoftotalbuildingvolume,ledtofastgrowthintotalenergyconsumptionandcarbonemissionsinthesector.Similartrendisobservedinthetransportationsectorwhosetotalenergyuseandcarbonemissionscontinuedtogrowfastdespiteslightimprovementinenergyefficiency.Agriculturalenergyuseexperiencedaslightchangeandforestrymadeamajorcontributiontocarbonsinks.Policyandinstitutionalinnovationshelpedbuildasolidsystemofrulesforlow-carbondevelopment.Improvingcosteffectivenessofthesystemremainsamajorchallengeforthenextfiveyearplanperiod.

简介：Inrespondingtoglobalclimatechange,theideaoflow-carboneconomyemergesasthetimesrequire.Developinglow-carboneconomyisbasedontheconstructionoflow-carbonsociety.Thesocalled'two-orientationsociety'(resourcesconservationorientatedsocietyandenvironmentalfriendlyorientatedsociety)istheconcreterepresentationoflow-carbonsocietywithChinesecharacteristics,andanactualactionforChinaindevelopinglow-carboneconomy.Basedonurbanagglomeration,thepaperdiscussesthemeaningofandtheroutetolow-carbonsocietywhichwouldbetterreflecttheintrinsicrequirementsofsuchasociety.

简介：Companiesbearprimaryresponsibilityforlow-carboneconomy,thusrelevantlow-carbonpoliciesshouldbesetproperlytoguidethemandtoensuretheirlow-carbonproductioneffectively.Tosolvetheproblemsgeneratedduringlow-carbondevelopment,thisarticleverifiestheexistenceofthetransmissionpathandstrength.Thisverificationincludesmediatingvariablesofcompanies’willingnessandcapacitytoconductlow-carbonproduction,atransmissionmechanismthroughincentivepathandresourcesprotection,andquestionnairedataofagriculturalcompanies.Conclusionsshowthatthelowcarbonpolicieshaveobviouspositiveeffectsonwillingnessofcorporation;thebasicservice-orientedpolicyhasasignificantlypromotingeffectonlow-carbonproductioncapacity;andlow-carbonproductionperformanceispositivelyinfluencedbywillingnessaswellascapability.Aimingatabettertransmissionpath,somecorrespondingrecommendationshavebeenputforwardintheend.

简介：Thepurposeofthispaperistoclarifythequestionsconcerningstimulationoftheinnovationandthediffusionofenergysavingorlow-carbon.Todoso,thispaperexplainsusingtwocasesofJapan-energysavinginnovationaftertheOilShockandtheecopointssystem.Forthecaseaftertheoilshock,weexplaintheenergysavingtrendaftertheOilShockandthefactorsstatistically.Thenweputforwardthebusinessmodelforthelow-carboneconomy.Furthermore,weanalyzethecaseoftheecopointssystemfrom2009-2011inJapanandexplainthesignificanceofthebusinessmodelfordiffusionofthelow-carbonproducts.

简介：China’stechnologicaleffortstotackleclimatechangehavelastedformanyyears.Itisnecessarytotesttheeffectoftheseeffortswithquantitativemethod.Tobeexact,whetherandhowChina’slow-carbontechnologyinnovationrespondstoclimatechangeshouldbetested.Basedonthe2004-2015paneldataof30provincesinChina,weusethemethodofESDAanalyzingthespatialcorrelationofChina’slow-carboninnovationtechnology.Furthermore,weusethespatialDurbinmodelempiricallyanalyzingthespatialspillovereffects.Theresultsobtainedareasfollows:first,supplyanddemandofChineselow-carboninnovationhassomedeviationinthespatialdistribution.Thelow-carbontechnologyinnovationasthesupplyfactorshowsthecharacteristicsofexpandingfromtheeasttothewest.InnovationineasternChinahasalwaysbeenthemostactive,butinnovativeactivitiesinthemiddleandwesternChinaaregraduallydecreased.However,carbonemissionshavethecharacteristicsofmovingwestward,implyingthechangeoftechnologydemanddifferentfromtechnologysupply.Second,China’slow-carboninnovationactivelyrespondstothetrendofclimatechange,indicatingChina’stechnologicaleffortshavepaidoff.However,thespatialspillovereffectsarenotsignificant,showingthattheeffortsineachregionofChinastillworkforhimself.Third,environmentalregulationandmarketpullareimportantfactorsforlow-carbontechnologyinnovation.Amongthem,bothsupportingpolicyandinhibitorypolicyhavesignificantimpactonthelocallow-carbontechnologyinnovation,butnosignificantspatialspillovereffects.Itshowsthatenvironmentalpoliciesindifferentregionsarecompetitiveandlackofdemonstrationeffects.Economicgrowthandexportasmarketpullhavehigherlevelofeffectonlow-carbontechnologyinnovationforbothlocalandadjacentareas.Somepolicyimplicationsareproposedbasedontheseresultsfinally.

简介：TheGreatEastJapanEarthquakeinMarch2011devastatedtheeasternregionofJapan.Duetotheresultingnuclearaccident,JapaneseCabinetdecidedtoreviseitsenergypolicies.TheEnergyandEnvironmentCouncilinNationalPolicyUnitpublishedoptionsonthenation’sscenariosforenergyandeconomyin2030.Weestimatedtheeconomicimpactsoftheoptionstonationaleconomyandhouseholdsin2030.Finally,weclarifiedsignificantfactorstoestablishasecure,affluentandlow-carbonsocietybasedontheenergyscenarios.