China's renewable energy strategy and industrial adjustment policy. (June 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Xiaohong; Zhao, Tong; Chang, Ching-Ter; Fu, Changjui James
• Is Part Of: Renewable energy. Volume 170(2021)
• Page Start: 1382
• Page End: 1395
• Publication Date: 2021-06
• Subjects: Renewable energy strategy -- Energy productivity -- CO2 productivity; Renewable energy sources -- Periodicals; Power resources -- Periodicals; Énergies renouvelables -- Périodiques; Ressources énergétiques -- Périodiques; 333.794
• DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.02.045
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0960-1481

Abstract

Abstract: The rapid development of China's economy has driven the growth of energy consumption. However, the domination of the energy structure by fossil energy not only increases carbon emissions but is also an important source of fog and haze in China. This will cause global warming and increase people's lung diseases. To alleviate these problems, renewable energy (RE) development is crucial in reducing CO2 emissions, promoting economic development, and reducing fog and haze in China. Industry accounts for the highest proportion of energy consumption, so an efficient adjustment of the industrial structure will greatly contribute to overall energy development, economic development, and environmental protection. By analyzing the sales output value of China's industrial subsectors, together with energy consumption and CO2 emissions, this paper determines which industries should be encouraged and which industries should be restricted in China. Finally, RE strategies and industrial policies are proposed for Chinese government references. The contributions of the paper are three-fold: (1) propose a novel framework for the development of China in the aspects of energy, economy, and environmental policies; (2) provide valuable information for the Chinese government to enable it to understand which industries should be encouraged to improve its economic competitiveness; and (3) use hybrid methods (e.g., entropy method and weighted sum method) to rank the energy and CO2 productivity, and the recommendations will provide strategic guidance for China's energy development. Graphical abstract: Image 1 Highlights: ● China's Renewable Energy Strategy and Industrial Policy. ● Which industries should be encouraged or discouraged in China. ● Energy Productivity and CO2 Productivity.