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China's approaches to financing sustainable development: policies, practices, and issues

China's approaches to financing sustainable development: policies, practices, and issues To curb the country's energy use and decarbonize its energy supply, China invested heavily in energy efficiency and clean energy in the past 5 years. China's investment in clean energy surpassed the amount invested during any previous Five‐Year Plan period and made China the global leader in clean energy investment. The investment potential in clean energy is, however, far from being achieved in China. There are several barriers that are hindering China's ability to meet the demands for financing clean energy development. This paper reviews China's recent efforts in financing clean energy. It first reviews policies for facilitating green investments. It then describes the types and areas of green investments and activities carried out to date in China with regard to clean energy financing. A discussion follows examining key barriers to achieving investment potentials in China. The paper concludes with some recommendations for China to scale‐up investments in sustainable development. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment Wiley

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Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN
2041-8396
eISSN
2041-840X
DOI
10.1002/wene.66
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Abstract

To curb the country's energy use and decarbonize its energy supply, China invested heavily in energy efficiency and clean energy in the past 5 years. China's investment in clean energy surpassed the amount invested during any previous Five‐Year Plan period and made China the global leader in clean energy investment. The investment potential in clean energy is, however, far from being achieved in China. There are several barriers that are hindering China's ability to meet the demands for financing clean energy development. This paper reviews China's recent efforts in financing clean energy. It first reviews policies for facilitating green investments. It then describes the types and areas of green investments and activities carried out to date in China with regard to clean energy financing. A discussion follows examining key barriers to achieving investment potentials in China. The paper concludes with some recommendations for China to scale‐up investments in sustainable development.

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Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and EnvironmentWiley

Published: Mar 1, 2013

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