From 1990 to 2013, China׳ s energy intensity (EI) declined from 1.587 (oil equivalent
kg/2005$) to 0.63 (kg oil equivalent/$), while the share of clean energy (CES) rose from …

This paper presents a global simulation-model for the steel and cement industries. The
model covers the full modelling chain from economic activity, to materials consumption …

China has pledged to reduce its CO2 emissions per unit of GDP by 40–45% by 2020 as of
2005 level. This research examines China's 2020 carbon intensity target and its …

Some scholars have addressed the relationship between the Human Development Index
(HDI) and energy consumption in terms of the semi-logarithmic or hyperbolic function. One …

During the period 1980 to 2002, China experienced a 5% average annual reduction in
energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (GDP). The period 2002-2005 saw a …

Buildings are at the locus of three trends driving China's increased energy use and
emissions: urbanization, growing personal consumption, and surging heavy industrial …

In Chinese cities urbanization, industrialization and a changing life style of the population
are driving growing energy consumption in buildings, industries and transportation and an …

Abstract “Low Carbon Cities” is a concept that has primarily focused on ways to reduce the
impacts of current energy consumption in transportation and buildings. What is often …

Local level actions and leadership are crucial for achieving national energy-saving or
greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction targets. Local level actions can also assist in …

Urbanization is reshaping China's economy, society, and energy system. Between 1990 and
2008 China added more than 300 million new urban residents, bringing the total …