China’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation

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The Energy Studies Institute (ESI) at the National University of Singapore started its China energy research in 2012. Its first conference on “China Energy Issues in the 12th Five-Year Plan and Beyond”, held in February 2012, examined the economic, environmental, and security aspects of China’s energy and carbon mitigation strategies. During this event, speakers and participants shared their opinions on China’s overall energy developments, and some of these discussions have been published in journals, such as in volume 73 of Energy Policy (Special Issue, 2014). ESI has established formal relationships with energy think-tanks in China—such as the Institute of Policy and Management, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the College of Economics and Management in Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics—to look into China’s latest energy issues and their influences on the region. In 2013, the Institute launched a series called the “Singapore–China Energy Forum” to discuss the opportunities and challenges faced by China’s recent and future energy developments. The topics included energy efficiency and conservation, energy and carbon markets, energy security, climate change, and many others. This volume is the compilation of presentations on the subject of energy efficiency and conservation delivered at the first forum, held in November 2013. On behalf of the ESI research team, I would like to express our sincerest thanks to our Executive Director, Prof. S.K. Chou, and ESI’s board members for their unwavering support towards our China energy research and the Singapore–China Energy Forum series. We are also grateful to our administrative colleagues, including Mr. Peter Yap, Ms. Jan Lui, and Ms. S. Telagavathy, who assisted in the management of our events. Our special thanks also go to ESI’s Publications Committee, especially our Editor Ms. Eunice Low, who spent much time reading and copyediting earlier drafts of our manuscripts. Last but not least, we would like to thank all the speakers, authors, reviewers, participants, and research partners. With our continued efforts in China energy research, we hope to generate constant and fruitful discussions in this area.

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