The expansion of China's solar energy: Challenges and policy options

J Li, J Huang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
Given that China is committed to peak its carbon dioxide emissions in or before 2030 under
the Paris Agreement, promoting renewable energy to substitute coal is one critical solution …

Transition of China's power sector consistent with Paris Agreement into 2050: Pathways and challenges

H Zhang, X Zhang, J Yuan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
With a high-carbon fuel mix and enormous space for efficiency potential, the power sector is
critical to cope with global emission mitigation targets. The climate targets of less than 2° C …

Transregional electricity transmission and carbon emissions: evidence from ultra-high voltage transmission projects in China

H Wang, Y Zhang, W Lin, W Wei - Energy Economics, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultra-high voltage (UHV) transmission projects provide an effective way to alleviate the
reverse distribution of energy in China, but do they reduce regional carbon emissions? This …

Current emissions and future mitigation pathways of coal-fired power plants in China from 2010 to 2030

D Tong, Q Zhang, F Liu, G Geng, Y Zheng… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
As the largest energy infrastructure in China, the power sector consumed approximately half
of China's coal over the past decade and threatened air quality and greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Impacts of sectoral emissions in China and the implications: air quality, public health, crop production, and economic costs

Y Gu, TW Wong, CK Law, GH Dong… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
China has experienced considerable economic losses from a severe deterioration in air
quality. To solve this, a comprehensive understanding of the impacts and sources of air …

Managing China's coal power plants to address multiple environmental objectives

W Peng, F Wagner, MV Ramana, H Zhai… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
China needs to manage its coal-dominated power system to curb carbon emissions, as well
as to address local environmental priorities such as air pollution and water stress. Here we …

Potential co-benefits of electrification for air quality, health, and CO2 mitigation in 2030 China

W Peng, J Yang, X Lu, DL Mauzerall - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Electrification with decarbonized electricity is a central strategy for carbon mitigation. End-
use electrification can also reduce air pollutant emissions from the demand sectors, which …

Status, trend, economic and environmental impacts of household solar photovoltaic development in China: Modelling from subnational perspective

H Chen, W Chen - Applied Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Distributed solar PV contributes one third to total solar power generation in China, but
household solar PV (HSPV) currently accounts for only 22% in the distributed solar market …

Cleaner production vs end-of-pipe treatment: Evidence from industrial SO2 emissions abatement in China

W Yizhong, H Ye, W Qunwei, Z Dequn, S Bin - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding the roles and regional differences associated with cleaner production (CP)
and end-of-pipe treatment (ET) can provide valuable information for the reduction of …

Quantifying air quality co-benefits of climate policy across sectors and regions

T Vandyck, K Keramidas, S Tchung-Ming, M Weitzel… - Climatic Change, 2020 - Springer
The overlap in sources of greenhouse gas and local air pollutant emissions creates scope
for policy measures to limit global warming and improve air quality simultaneously. In a first …