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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. Introduction

Authors : Philip Andrews-Speed, Sufang Zhang

Published in: China as a Global Clean Energy Champion

Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

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Abstract

Many consider China to be a global clean energy champion on account of its rapid deployment of different forms of clean or low-carbon energy and the vast size of its related manufacturing industry. The aim of this book is to ‘lift the veil’ on these achievements. The analytical approach draws on the progressively converging literatures on socio-technical transitions, institutions and public policy. The core argument is that the institutions of governance that shape the trajectory of China’s low-carbon energy transition are changing only slowly. The continued use of traditional administrative policy instruments has proved effective to date, but with huge costs, unintended consequences and many limitations.

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Metadata
Title
Introduction
Authors
Philip Andrews-Speed
Sufang Zhang
Copyright Year
2019
Publisher
Springer Nature Singapore
Book
China as a Global Clean Energy Champion

Print ISBN: 978-981-13-3491-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-981-13-3492-4

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3492-4_1