China's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Household Behaviour, Legi

This Brief identifies various aspects of energy challenges faced by the Chinese central/local governments, and also provides an opportunity to study how best to achieve green growth and a low-carbon transition in a developing country like China. The progr

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Editors Bin Su Energy Studies Institute National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore

Elspeth Thomson Victoria, BC Canada

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Acknowledgements

The Energy Studies Institute (ESI) at the National University of Singapore started its China energy research in 2012. Its first conference on “China Energy Issues in the 12th Five-Year Plan and Beyond”, held in February 2012, examined the economic, environmental, and security aspects of China’s energy and carbon mitigation strategies. D