China
The actions China takes in the next decade will be critical for the future of China and the world. Whether China moves onto an innovative, sustainable and low-carbon growth path this decade will more or less determine both China’s longer-term economic prospects and the world’s prospects of cutting greenhouse gas emissions sufficiently to manage the grave risks of climate change.
Researchers at the Institute do a broad range of work on China’s transition to a low carbon economy.
Key publications:
China’s changing economy: implications for its carbon dioxide emissions
China is undergoing another major structural transformation. It is moving towards a new development model, focused on achieving better quality growth that is more sustainable and inclusive. It … read more »
Methods for Evaluating the Performance of Emission Trading Schemes
This report provides a short summary of assessment methodologies that have been used to evaluate different operational aspects and outcomes of existing trading schemes, a literature which to date draws primarily from the EU ETS experience. read more »
China’s “new normal”: structural change, better growth, and peak emissions
Study shows that China has entered a new phase of economic development – continuing to promote economic growth while driving down its GHG emissions. read more »
Statistical corruption in Beijing’s air quality data has likely ended in 2012
This research documents changes in likely misreporting in official air quality data from Beijing for the years 2008 to 2013. The findings suggest that misreporting of air quality data for Beijing has likely ended in 2012. read more »
China: a critical decade
China’s consumption of coal could reach a peak by 2020, or even earlier, as part of its plans to pursue more sustainable economic growth. The policy paper by Fergus Green … read more »
China’s growth, China’s cities, and the new global low-carbon industrial revolution
Unless the world embarks now on a new energy and industrial revolution it will be very difficult to manage the huge risks of climate change. Business-as-usual for the next few … read more »
Technology transfer by CDM projects: a comparison of Brazil, China, India and Mexico.
In a companion paper [Dechezleprêtre, A., Glachant, M., Ménière, Y., 2008. The Clean Development Mechanism and the international diffusion of technologies: An empirical study, Energy Policy 36, 1273–1283], we … read more »
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Green growth
Can environmental policies deliver increased economic growth and prosperity?
Economic competitiveness
Are environmental policies a threat to economic competitiveness?
China
How will China make the shift to low-carbon growth?
Implementing the Paris Agreement
Research and analysis produced in the run up to the Paris Agreement.
Decarbonising electricity
How will the UK and Europe make the transition to a low-carbon power sector at the lowest cost?
EU ETS reform
What will successful reform look like for the world’s largest carbon market?
