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1 January 2018
Published by: Elsevier
The concept of the circular economy has gained significant traction among businesses, policymakers and researchers in recent years. The...
1 January 2018
Published by: Elsevier
Based on a household energy use survey, this paper explores the technical and economic potential of residential energy savings in a Chinese city, Xiamen. The survey adopted a similar questionnaire used by the U.S. EIA's Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS), covering the end-uses of cooking, water heating, plug-in appliances, lighting and space cooling.
5 December 2017
29 November 2017
6 July 2017
22 May 2017
1 May 2017
International development charity Tearfund is calling on the UK government to lead the world in abandoning waste incineration after a new report highlighted the dangers of continuing the practice.‘Smoke Screen’ was published as industry experts gathered in London for the World Waste to Energy and Resources Summit.
1 February 2017
Published by: World Scientific
This book provides an overview and analysis of the current status of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) in Asian developing countries. The book focuses on projects supported by the EU-funded SWITCH-Asia Programme, a regional development cooperation programme promoting the adoption of SCP practices among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and consumer groups in Asia since 2007.
3 January 2017
Published by: Routledge
This chapter on industrial energy efficiency offers an overview of the policies and efforts undertaken by the Chinese government to reduce energy consumption, an important element of China’s energy security strategy.
13 December 2016