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.
Apr 13, 2020
Pathway of Reaching Air Quality Standards and Carbon Emission Peaking in Demonstration Cities
In 2020, with support from Energy Foundation China, Tsinghua University completed this research on how to achieve air quality standards and carbon emission peaking with a single set of policies at the city level.
Apr 13, 2020
Low Carbon Consumption Potential of Residents in Metropolitan Areas
In early 2020, Carbonstop released this report that estimated low carbon consumption potential of residents living in Chinese cities with a population of more than 10 million.
Apr 13, 2020
Supporting Pilot Projects of Near-Zero Carbon Emissions Zones in Guangdong Province
In 2018, Energy Foundation China and the Institute for Sustainable Communities funded the China Quality Certification Center to provide key technical assistance for pilot projects of near-zero carbon emissions zones in Guangdong.
Dec 12, 2019
Technical Guide to the Co-Control of Air Pollutant and Carbon Emissions in the Urban Transport Sector
With support from Energy Foundation China, this guide was completed by a joint team that includes the China Sustainable Transportation Center, the World Resources Institute, the Innovative Green Development Program, the School of Environment at Tsinghua University, and the Beijing Transport Institute.
Oct 15, 2019
Achieving Triple Goals of Carbon Emission Peaking, Air Quality Standard Attainment, and Economic Prosperity at the City Level: The Shenzhen Case
With support from Energy Foundation China, the Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen) led a joint research team from seven international and domestic research institutions to conduct this research and released the Shenzhen Case Study report in August 2019.
