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Report on China’s Renewable Energy Law

Abstract The Renewable Energy Law of the Peoples’ Republic of China came into effect on 1 January 2006 – a significant milestone not only for China, but for renewable energy industries in countries around the world. The Chinese renewable energy market represents a significant opportunity for both Chinese and Australian businesses, given the enormous energy demand increases expected within China in the coming decades, and the leading renewable energy technologies that have been developed in Australia over the past decade. The Renewable Energy Law is an essential platform for diversifying China’s energy mix. Australian industry, as a leader in a number of renewable energy technologies, is well placed to help China meet the additional demand for renewable energy as established by the Renewable Energy Law and the subsidiary regulations and regional initiatives that put this law into action.  The Renewable Energy Law itself is a brief umbrella document, which provides the provincial governments with a mandate to develop renewable energy feed in tariffs and quotas for the purchase of renewable energy within their locality. As part of RE Law Assist, a report was prepared in June 2007 which examined the Renewable Energy Law, and its impact on both China and Australian businesses. This report found that the Renewable Energy Law was an essential platform for diversifying China’s energy mix, but that its nature as a framework meant that government regulations and implementing provincial legislation would play a crucial role in the development of China’s renewable energy industry.  China’s National Development and Reform Commission carried out the first official Government review of the Renewable Energy Law in early 2007. The results of the review, including recommendations from Chinese industry stakeholders, were published on 20 April 2007 and were reviewed in the June 2007 Report. However, the June 2007 Report was published too early to consider the NDRC’s Medium and Long-Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy in China. In addition, a host of new environmentally-focussed law and policy has been proposed and/or passed by the Chinese Government.
Author Baker & McKenzie and the Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association, APP Project REDG -06-09, May 2009
Publisher
Link www.asiapacificpartnership.org/pdf/REDG-06-09%20Renewable_Energy_Law_in_China.pdf
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Full Text of China Renewable Energy Law

Abstract Adopted at  the 14th Session of the Standing Committee of the 10th National People’s Congress on February 28th, 2005. In order to promote the development and utilization of renewable energy, improve the energy structure, diversify energy supplies, safeguard energy security, protect the environment, and realize sustainable development of the economy and society, this Law is hereby prepared.
Author National People’s Congress on February 28th, 2005
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Link http://www.martinot.info/China_RE_Law_Beijing_Review.pdf
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Medium and Long-Term Development Plan for Renewable Energy in China

Abstract In order to speed up the development of renewable energy, promote energy conservation and reduce pollutants, mitigate climate change, and better meet the requirements of sustainable social and economic development, the Medium and Long-term Development Plan for Renewable Energy in China is formulated. It puts forward the guiding principles, objectives and targets, priority sectors, and policies and measures for the development of renewable energy in China up to 2020.
Author National Development and Reform Commission (NRDC), September 2007
Publisher
Link http://www.cresp.org.cn/uploadfiles/2/967/medium%20and%20long-term%20development%20plan%20for%20re%20in%20china%20eng.pdf
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Information at a Glance: China 12th 5 Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development 2011-2015

Abstract A summary of governmental policy to enlarge the scale of renewable energy applications, to promote the integration of renewable energy and conventional energy systems, to increase the proportion of renewable energy in energy mix; to improve the overall capability for innovation in renewable energy technology, to master the core technologies of renewable energy, to establish a sound and competitive renewable energy industries
Author China National Energy Administration/China National Renewable Energy Centre, 2011
Publisher
Link http://www.cnrec.org.cn/english/publication/2012-09-18-332.html
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Renewable Energy Development in China: The Potential and the Challenges

Abstract This 2000 report summarizes the current status of renewable energy in China, including both the technical and policy status to date with recommendations for future areas of improvement. The co-authors are Zhang Zhengmin, Professor of the Energy Research Institute, Wang Qingyi, Vice President of the China Energy Research Society, Zhuang Xing, Associate Professor of the Energy Research Institute, Dr. Jan Hamrin, Executive Director of the Center for Resource Solutions, and Seth Baruch, Program Manager of the Center for Resource Solutions.
Author China Sustainable Energy Program, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation in partnership with The Energy Foundation, 2000
Publisher
Link http://www.efchina.org/csepupfiles/report/200712211141434.3112623615072.pdf/China_RE_Report_EN.pdf
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Powering China’s Development: the Role of Renewable Energy

Abstract China’s need for secure, affordable, and environmentally sustainable energy for its 1.3 billion people is palpable. In 2006, China’s energy use was already the second highest in the world, having nearly doubled in the last decade, and its electricity use is growing even faster, having doubled since 2000. With both energy-intensive industry and high-tech manufacturing, China now serves as factory to the world. Rising living standards also mean more domestic consumption, including high-energy-use items like air conditioners and cars. By 2020, annual vehicle sales in China are expected to exceed those in the United States.
Author Worldwatch Report #175, Eric Martinot and Li Junfeng , November 2007
Publisher
Link http://www.worldwatch.org/system/files/175%20China%20Energy.pdf
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China Renewable Energy Development Overview, 2008

Author Energy Bureau of National Development and Reform Commission (NRDC)/Energy Research Institute National Development and Reform Commission, 2008
Publisher
Link http://www.cresp.org.cn/uploadfiles/7/977/2008en.pdf
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China Clean Energy Report

Author 2009
Publisher
Link http://www.frankhaugwitz.info/doks/general/2009_10_30_China_Clean_Energy_Newsletter.pdf
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Renewable Energy Chapter

Author China Greentech Initiative, 2009
Publisher
Link http://www.frankhaugwitz.info/doks/general/2009_12_China_Greentech_RE_Individual.pdf
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Chinese Renewables Status Report: Recommendations for Improving the Effectiveness of Renewable Energy Policies in China

Abstract This report provides a list of recommendations to the policy makers in China on improving the effectiveness of renewable energy policies domestically. This report was commissioned by REN21 and produced in collaboration with the Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association (CREIA) and technology experts from various Chinese research institutions and the private sector. It was derived from a larger background paper with more detailed scrutiny of each renewable energy technology and its policy implications in China.
Author REN21, October 2009
Publisher
Link http://new.ren21.net/Portals/0/documents/Resources/Background_Paper_Chinese_Renewables_Status_Report_2009.pdf
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