Energy, Environment and Economic Transformation in China | 1:a upplagan

China has achieved rapid economic growth since the market-oriented reform in 1978 andbecame the second largest economy in the world in 2010. However, the growth model in China is still extensive in natureand maybe characterizedwith high energy consumption and heavy environmental pollutions etc. In fact, China has successively become the largest carbon emittersince 2007 and the largest energy consumersince 2009 in the world. This book endeavors to analyze whethersuch energy driven and environment restricted economic growth canbe sustainable in China in the long run. The book describes the basic situations of energy consumption and environmental pollution in China from the dimensions of industries, regions and energy-types. It also introduces the evolution of energy and environmental policies implemented in China. In particular, this book makes use of the environmental activity analysis model to assess the sustainable transformation of economic model in Chinese industries and regions. This model captures the negative externalities of pollutants and estimates the environmental total factor productivity accurately. The possibilities of win-win development and double dividend are also forecasted. This book proposes new methods to measure the environmental total factor productivity, evaluate the process of low carbon transformation, quantify the structural bonus, estimate the abating cost and forecast the win-win development and so on. Researchers may find these methodologies useful for measuring other pollutants and foranalysis in other countries.