Solar energy china
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[edit] Introduction
With it's 1.3 billion population, China is the worlds largest emitter of carbon dioxide. However, from an per capita perspective their emissions is far below half of the industrial nations. An ongoing "2hot topic" these days is Chinas energy policies. Its seems that the emissions increase is a newer ending story, and new carbon power plants are installed every day! What people might not know is that China is the world largest consumer of solar energy. It is the largest producer of solar water heaters, accounting for 60 percent of the world’s solar hot water heating capacity, and the total installed heaters is estimated at 30 million households. Solar PV production in China is also in rapid development. In 2007, 0.82 GW Solar PV is produced, second only to Japan.
[edit] General Work Plan for Energy Conservation
The General Work Plan for Energy Conservation and Pollutant Discharge Reduction aims to cut energy consumption per unit of gross domestic product (energy intensity) by 20% over the course of the 11th five-year plan which ends in 2010, as well as cutting the discharge of major pollutants by 10%. The plan was issued in 2007 after the 4% reduction in energy intensity targeted for 2006 was missed, and all companies and local and national government have been asked to submit detailed plans for compliance before June 30, 2007. In 2006 the reduction achieved was 1.23%. Implementation will involve a variety of measures, including increased use of renewable energy, revised pricing for primary energy sources and electricity, export restrictions on energy intensive and highly polluting products, and tax incentives for pollution-reduction projects. Central and local government will switch to low-energy lighting, and will be compelled to purchase only the most energy efficient and environmentally friendly electrical products.
Officials have been warned that violating energy conservation and environmental protection laws will lead to criminal proceedings, while failure to achieve targets will be taken into account in the performance assessment of officials and business leaders.
