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This paper surveys the future of distributed energy in China for the coming period 2020–25, based on the past and current market and policy situation, potential, challenges, and evolving and emerging use cases (i.e., technology applications and business models) for distributed energy. The study...
Dockless bike-sharing (DBS) systems have experienced unprecedented growth in China since 2016. The surge of increasing cycling benefited people in multiple ways. However, the poorly managed DBS fleets and unsafe road facilities resulted obstruction and chaos to urban streets....
Carbon emissions peaking and the 2050 long-term strategy are the two key words of this report, and Suzhou has become one of the first cities in China to carry out long-term vision study. This study uses 2017 as the base year, first focusing on a sprint period between 2018 and 2020 during which...
Hong Kong kicked off a public engagement program during June to September 2019 to collect public views, and it will subsequently formulate a long-term decarbonisation strategy. Many cities have committed to carbon neutrality or deep decarbonisation by 2050 or earlier. Copenhagen, for example,...
The widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) can bring about air quality and climate change benefits. However, the concurrent, unmanaged charging of PEVs will result in surges in power loads and strain power generation, transmissions, and distribution, leading to costly...
The widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) can bring about air quality and climate change benefits. However, the concurrent, unmanaged charging of PEVs will result in surges in power loads and strain power generation, transmissions, and distribution, leading to costly public...
The global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions need to reach net-zero as soon as possible in order to achieve the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal. Cities contribute to 70% of global GHG emissions, and its transportation sector will show the fastest growth in GHG emissions. Therefore, to...
Hong Kong currently does not have a long-term decarbonization strategy or target beyond 2030 in place. It is critical for Hong Kong to formulate a long-term decarbonization plan to which the short- and medium-term actions could conform. WRI and...
Road transport accounts for 70% of the transport sector’s emissions in China. Compared to the aviation and maritime sectors, the road transport sector is relatively easy to decarbonize and enjoys new opportunities such as vehicle electrification. There is momentum in China focusing on a “fossil...
Buses has been at the forefront of vehicle electrification. The launch of “One Thousand Vehicles in Ten Cities” National Energy-efficient and New Energy Vehicles demonstration project in 2009 marked China’s national effort to promote electric buses. Since then, e-buses have outnumbered diesel...
Active commitments and actions at the sub-national level are in place to support carbon emission reduction to reach the 2°C or 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement. At the first U.S.-Sino Climate Smart/Low-carbon City Summit in 2015, Wuhan announced it would aim to reach peak city-wide all sector-...
Streets are at the center of urban life. Streets consist of a small fraction of urban spaces, but they play a vital role to facilitate urban mobility, social interactions, and economic vibrancy. Although in China, the concept of “complete street” has been adopted in a few Chinese cities, it has...
The restart of Power Sector Reform brings new opportunities for cooperate green power purchase. The lowering threshold for market entry and the shift toward a market pricing mechanism are both lifting the barriers for companies in their participation in the green power purchase. However, China’s...
The U.S. green power market has experienced exploration and practice for more than 20 years, emerging with flexible procurement methods in which compliance and voluntary markets coexist. The construction of China's green power market is still at a nascent stage and there are many problems that...
Faced with severe congestion and air quality issues, the Beijing Municipal Government has issued a series of transport demand management (TDM) measures and energy conservation and emissions-reduction policies. However, one of the main challenges for the government is to quantify the emissions-...
The working paper will be part of the “Low Emission Zone/Congestion Charge (LEZ/CC) Public Communication Strategies” series of papers to offer a comprehensive package of public communication strategies to safeguard successful implementation. It is the first paper in the series, and...
EMBARQ Turkey, in partnership with Gehl Architects, has been working to revitalize the Historical Peninsula of Istanbul, a region with unique historic and cultural heritage. This report presents research conducted by Gehl Architects and EMBARQ Turkey on public spaces, public interaction,...
Congestion charging (CC) policy has been put on top of the Beijing municipal government’s agenda list as one of the effective measures to deal with serious traffic congestion and air pollution issues. However, as a public policy that is closely linked to residents’ daily travel, successful...
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