Description
This book explores China’s low-carbon consumption in the context of residential behaviour, corporate practices and policy Implication. It first calculates the carbon and ecological footprints of residential consumption, including both direct and indirect emissions, before discussing Chinese residential behavioural aspects and determinants of electricity saving, low-carbon transportation, low-carbon product purchasing, and e-waste recycling. The authors then investigate the relationship between industrial growth and carbon emissions, using the example of the iron and steel industry to examine the motivation for energy intensive industries to reduce carbon emissions. They also consider energy efficiency and inter-company collaboration on carbon emission reduction. Lastly, the book describes the major low-carbon policies in China and their impact, economic cost and public acceptance.
Table of Contents
Carbon dioxide emissions from residential consumption in China.- Features and determinants of electricity-saving behavior.- Empirical analysis of low carbon transportation in China.- Residential willingness in purchasing low carbon products.- E-waste recycling behavior in China.- Relationship between industrial growth and carbon emissions.- Motivation of energy intensive industries on carbon emission reduction: learning from iron & steel industry.- Energy efficiency and carbon emission abatement technology.- Inter-firm collaboration on carbon emission abatement.- Low carbon policies in China.
