CHINA - ENERGY POLICY
July 7, 2008
"Future Scenarios for China's Carbon Emissions"
Presentation
By Jim Watson
Jim Watson, Deputy Director of the Sussex Energy Group at the University of Sussex, U.K., presented work on a project funded by the U.K. Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research to study "China's Energy Transition."
In Press
"Technical, Environmental, and Economic Assessment of Deploying Advanced Coal Power Technologies in the Chinese Context"
Journal Article, Energy Policy
By Lifeng Zhao, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy, Yunhan Xiao, Kelly Sims Gallagher, Director, Energy Technology Innovation Policy, Bo Wang and Xiang Xu
The authors evaluate the differences in technical performance, environmental impact, and costs for capital and electricity for a variety of advanced coal power technologies based on the technological and economic levels in 2006 in China. This study investigates especially the economic gaps between Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle - the technology most able to capture CO2 at a relatively low cost - and other advanced coal power technologies.
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May 6, 2008
"Policies for Advanced Coal Technologies in India (and China)"
Presentation
By Ananth Chikkatur, Research Associate, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
In a presentation to the World Bank, Ananth Chikkatur discusses the role of coal in the Chinese and Indian power sectors, focusing on policies for incentivizing technological innovation in the coal sector in those countries, and suggesting possible roles for the World Bank regarding coal power in both countries as well.
March 31, 2008
"Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Discuss Energy and Environment–Related Challenges for China and the World"
Event Report
By John P. Holdren, Director and Faculty Chair, Science, Technology and Public Policy Program and Kelly Sims Gallagher, Director, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
Harvard Kennedy School Dean David Ellwood and HKS faculty John P. Holdren and Kelly Gallagher participated in a panel discussion on "The Challenge of Energy and Environment in China" in Shanghai, China.
March 14, 2008
"The Rise of China: Energy and Environmental Implications"
Presentation
By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Director, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
In this presentation, Kelly Sims Gallagher discusses the environmental and energy implications of China's economic growth in the 20th and 21st centuries.
February 19, 2008
"Economic Assessment of Deploying Advanced Coal Power Technologies in the Chinese Context"
Presentation
By Lifeng Zhao, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
Zhao presents her and her colleagues' work on comparing a variety of advanced coal power technologies for China on technical, environmental, and cost bases.
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December 18, 2007
Bali Climate Change Conference: Key Takeaways
Summary Report
By Robert N. Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government; Member of the Board and Joseph Aldy, Co-Director, Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements
The Bali climate change conference was a qualified success. Before we went to Bali, we observed that it will be good news if there’s no bad news coming out of the negotiations. This was achieved, and then some.
Mark Pattison
December 2007
"Research, Development, Demonstration, and Early Deployment Policies for Advanced-Coal Technology in China"
Journal Article, Energy Policy, issue 12, volume 35
By Lifeng Zhao, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy and Kelly Sims Gallagher, Director, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
This paper introduces the current status of energy in China, evaluates the research, development, and demonstration policies for advanced-coal technologies during the Tenth Five-Year Plan, and gives policy prospects for advanced-coal technologies in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan.
Colin Zhu
November 2007
"China Needs Help with Climate Change"
Journal Article, Current History, issue 703, volume 106
By Kelly Sims Gallagher, Director, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
Gallagher articulates China's need for institutions, policies, and enforcement mechanisms that can foster technology transfer and environmental protection, and she charts a path forward for how the United States and China can work together to meet tomorrow's climate challenges.
September 25, 2007
"Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment of Clean Coal Technology in China"
Presentation
By Lifeng Zhao, Research Fellow, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
Presentation given at "The Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the
Development of Innovation Capacity in China and India", a conference held at the National Academies in Washington, D.C.
