Apr 30, 2021
Urban Cooperation and Development Along the Belt and Road
In December 2020, China Center for Urban Development completed this research on how to promote cooperation among cities along the Belt and Road, with support from Energy Foundation China.
Apr 30, 2021
Air Pollution Prevention and Decarbonization Integrated Development for Urumqi
In February of 2021, with support from Energy Foundation China, the Policy Research Center for Environment and Economy, a research institution overseen by China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, completed this report on how to integrate air quality improvement and carbon mitigation strategies in Urumqi.
Feb 7, 2021
Population Scenario Analysis for China
During 2019–2020, Energy Foundation China supported the School of Architecture, Tsinghua university to predict China’s future population and spatial distribution, key factors influencing the country’s urbanization process. Their findings were released in this report in October 2020.
Feb 7, 2021
Pathways of Building Electrification and Urban Energy Transformation
In November 2020, Shenzhen Institute of Building Research completed this report on the electrification of buildings, with support from Energy Foundation China.
Feb 7, 2021
A Synergetic Strategy of Economic Growth for Guangzhou
With support from Energy Foundation China, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, an affiliation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, released this research report in July 2020 exploring how to achieve sustainable economic growth in Guangzhou with multiple targets of carbon peaking, minimal coal consumption, and air quality attainment.
Nov 21, 2020
Scaling Up Nearly-Zero Energy Buildings: Policies, Market, and the Industry
With support from Energy Foundation China, the China Academy of Building Research completed this research in 2020 on how to promote nearly-zero energy buildings in a large scale.
Nov 21, 2020
Pathways to Building Sector Decarbonization: A Focus on Net-Zero Carbon Buildings
In 2020, the Center for Global Sustainability at University of Maryland completed this policy research on building sector decarbonization, with support from Energy Foundation China.
Nov 3, 2020
Sustainable Transportation System Development Pathway Under the Environmental-Climate Constraints in Guangzhou
In July of 2020, with support from Energy Foundation China, the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Guangdong Provincial Transportation Planning Research Center jointly released this research report on Guangzhou’s future transportation system.
Jul 31, 2020
A Roadmap for Peaking Energy Consumption and Carbon Emissions of Qingdao’s Public and Residential Buildings
With support from Energy Foundation China, the China State Construction Academy completed the research in 2019.
After analyzing energy consumption patterns of public and residential buildings in Qingdao, Shandong Province, researchers developed a roadmap to support the city achieving green development and carbon peaking in the buildings sector. The research can also be helpful for other northern cities in China when they plan how to peak carbon emissions related to buildings.
Jul 31, 2020
Green Finance Supporting Building Energy Saving and Green Buildings
With support from Energy Foundation China, this research was conducted in 2019 by the Center of Science and Technology and Industrialization Development, a think tank for China’s Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development.
Based on the current practice of green finance for energy conservation and green buildings, the research team analyzed financing behavior of the buildings sector, including how financial instruments had been used, before they proposed recommendations for enhanced green finance in the sector. The report can be helpful for future research on the synergy of green finance and buildings.
