Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
saving as the first important strategy. In doing so, the following important goals
should be taken into account:
•
To develop new energy-saving methods and styles;
•
To provide information regarding
new energy-saving technologies;
•
To raise the energy-saving awareness among the society;
•
To strengthen energy-saving in the sectors of industry, transportation and archi-
tecture, and in the developed regions;
•
To change the traditional achievement evaluation standard, i.e. economic
growth rate;
•
To improve the energy laws and increase enforcement and their punitive forces.
11.4.3 Developing Diversified Energy
In order to change the coal dominated energy production and consumption struc-
ture, China has to develop diversified energy, such as hydro-power, nuclear
power, wind power and solar power, and other new energies. The key points are:
•
Reducing the proportion of coal consumption, and;
•
Raising consumption proportion of hydro-power, nuclear power, wind power
and solar power;
•
Increasing investment to develop other new environment-friendly energy and
related technology.
11.4.4 Improving Energy Market System
A reasonable energy market system should include two important aspects: a pow-
erful regulating system and a practical price system. A powerful regulating system
should have strict laws and regulations, and firmly control organizations. A practi-
cal energy price system means that energy price should reflect energy scarcity,
situation of energy supply and demand, cost to environmental and ecological pro-
tection, and the cost and benefits of different users and stakeholders. Only when
energy price sends correct signals to energy users, producers, managers and pol-
icy-makers; and energy-related controlling systems protect the benefits of differ-
ent energy stakeholders, only then, will the market effectively guide different en-
ergy users to consume energy efficiently.
11.4.5 Amplifying International Cooperation
The worlds need China, and China also relies on the world. Development of inter-
national cooperation is therefore, another vital strategy for China to solve its en-
ergy supply shortage, and environmental and ecological degradation problems. In
Search WWH ::
Custom Search