State Energy Transition: German and American Realities and Chinese Choices

by Tong Zhu, Lei Wang

Overview

This book places a current topic—energy transition—within the historical background of human social development and explores the value and significance of energy transition for economic transition in the course of economic growth. It sheds light on the basic logic and the distinguishing characteristics of energy transition by reviewing the history of energy transition development in order to provide a new perspective for understanding and analyzing China's energy transition considering lessons from the German and American energy transition experiences. This book will be of interest to environmentalists, economists, and journalists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789813294998
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	12/12/2019
Series:	The Great Transformation of China
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	22 MB
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About the Author

Tong Zhu is Director and associate research fellow at Energy Economic Research Office, Institute of Industrial Economics of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China, supervisor of master students of industrial economics, MBA supervisor at Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and special research fellow at the China Society of Economic Reform.

Lei Wang is associate research fellow at Energy Economic Research Office, Institute of Industrial Economics of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China.  

Table of Contents

1. Energy Transition in Economic Growth Process.- 2. Energy Transition History and Logic Analysis.- 3. German Practice in National Energy Transition.- 4. American Practice in National Energy Transition.- 5. Characteristics of Chinese Energy Transition.- 6. Difficulties and Constraints in Chinese Energy Transition.- 7. Progress, Problem and Prospect of Chinese Energy Transition.- 8. Orientation and Path of Chinese Energy Transition.