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The Political Economy of Renewable Energy and Energy Security pp 197–220Cite as

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A Review of Renewable Energy Legislation and Policies in China

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Abstract

As a newly emerging industrial nation with a large population, China has experienced rapid growth both in terms of economic output and energy consumption, especially during the last decade (Figure 10.1). Although China’s government, in its 12th Five-Year Plan, announced the goal of keeping annual economic growth rates below 7 percent (China’s State Council, 2011), energy demand is projected to increase over the next two decades, driven by a highly energy-intensive economy and by strong GDP growth (Cherni and Kentish, 2007).

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  1. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

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Wang, Y. (2014). A Review of Renewable Energy Legislation and Policies in China. In: Moe, E., Midford, P. (eds) The Political Economy of Renewable Energy and Energy Security. Energy, Climate and the Environment. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137338877_10

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