Resource efficiency : economics and outlook for China / James West, Heinz Schandl, Sonja Heyenga, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia ; Shaofeng Chen, Institute of Policy and Management (IPM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 34-36).
Contents:
Main messages -- Summary -- Introduction -- Material use patterns and material efficiency in China, 1970-2008 -- Drivers of material use in China, 1970-2008 -- Energy use patterns and energy efficiency in China, 1970-2009 -- Drivers of energy use in China, 1970-2005 -- Water use patterns and water efficiency in China, 1980-2005 -- Greenhouse gas emissions in China, 1970-2005 -- Resource efficiency policy in China.
Summary:
"This report is intended to supplement the original Resource Efficiency: Economics and Outlook for Asia and the Pacific report (UNEP 2011). It provides more detailed data and analysis specific to China and can be thought of as a single country focus version of that report. The content of this report focusses on deepening analyses specifically relating to resource use pattern, resource efficiency, drivers of resource use, Greenhouse gas emissions and resource efficiency policy in China."--Publisher's description.
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