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Industrial Energy Efficiency Can Improve Air Quality
Despite the Chinese government’s extensive efforts to improve air quality per the State Council’s “Ten Measures” Action Plan and implementation of regional air quality control measures, air pollution recently worsened in the Jing-Jin-Ji region (Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei). After… View Summary +
工业能效会是大气治理的任督二脉吗？
尽管中国政府为治理空气污染竭尽全力，国务院还出台了《大气污染防治行动计划》（ 简称“大气十条”），并实施了区域空气质量控制措施，但京津冀地区空气质量的改善趋势今年一度还是出现了反复。 在去年几个月空气质量好转之后，去年秋天空气质量改善的步伐开始放缓并最终停滞。2017年头两个月，京津冀地区空气质量大幅下滑，PM2.5浓度同比增长48%。PM2.5水平不仅已经超过世界卫生组织每立方米10微克标准的十倍，也远高于北京计划在2017年底要达到的每立方米60微克的目标。… View Summary +
Blick über den Atlantik (II): Wie sind die Energiemärkte in den USA aufgebaut?
Deutschland – wie auch Europa – hat sich ambitionierte Energiewendeziele gesetzt, die auf Basis eines wettbewerblichen Energiemarkts erreicht werden sollen. Bezüglich der Frage des Marktdesigns befindet sich Europa mit dem sogenannten Winterpaket sowie Deutschland mit dem „Energy-Only-Markt“ (EOM) 2.0 (plus… View Summary +
There’s Far More Opportunity Than Crisis in California Renewables Curtailment
California curtailed renewables this spring. This sets off alarm bells in some quarters because it suggests that solar and wind are overbuilt and present a big challenge to the grid. The concerns, however, are misplaced, and solutions are… View Summary +
Blick über den Atlantik: Wie wird in den USA Energieeffizienzpolitik gemacht?
Deutschland hat sich ambitionierte Ziele zur Energieeinsparung gesetzt. Im Vorwort zum Grünbuch Energieeffizienz schreibt Sigmar Gabriel, damaliger Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Energie: „Energieeffizienz ist ganz entscheidend für das Gelingen der Energiewende und die Umsetzung der Ergebnisse der jüngsten Klimakonferenz… View Summary +
European Council set to wipe out energy efficiency progress, leading to a decade of higher energy costs
Saving energy saves money, improves security, lowers emissions, and makes it easier to meet renewable energy and climate goals. That’s why energy efficiency is the sensible foundation for the Energy Union and the 2030 Clean Energy Package now under review:… View Summary +
Proposed Electricity Directive a Step in the Right Direction for Customers, Demand Response
Explicit demand response, where aggregators enable small commercial and domestic consumers to directly participate in the wholesale power market by flexing their demand, is a vital resource in the transition to a sustainable electricity system. However, barriers to the successful… View Summary +
Big Thinking from a Small State
Once in a while, it can be interesting to take a deep look at what one state is doing in the power sector reform arena. New York, California, and others get a lot of attention. But the small state of… View Summary +
Spotting Opportunities to Innovate
Two years ago, RAP produced a Menu of Options for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the power sector for the National Association of Clean Air Agencies. The report contains 26 detailed chapters, 25 of which look at proven… View Summary +
