Regional Differences in China's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Potentials
Article from: OGEL 1 (2008), in China Energy Law and Policy
Abstract
This paper study the method to discover the maximum energy efficiency level and the energy saving potentials in very region in China that can practically attain at current economic and technological development levels. Most of the nation's energy efficient provinces are found along the coast of southeast China, while most of its least energy efficient provinces are in the hinterland that is rich in coal resources and depends heavily on coal consumption. China's low efficiency in energy resource allocation stems from its secondary industry, which is handicapped by the lowest energy ...