China: Market Transformation Programme - Partnership with the UK

China: Energy Efficient Products for Government Procurement - Publication of Official Listing

China: Energy Conservation in Buildings

Within its 11th Five-Year Period, China plans to reduce residential and public buildings’ energy consumption by 50%, saving 50 million tons of standard coal. The federal plan for energy conservation in buildings formally mandates:
- the quick technical reform of heat-supply systems nation-wide;
- renewed efforts to promoting building energy efficiency technology and related products; and
- renovation of existing buildings in the nation’s cold northern regions, with particular focus on hotels. 

China: Taxation incentive policy for High Energy-Efficiency products

NDRC and the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) will jointly issue the taxation incentive policy for High Energy-Efficiency products.

Date Implemented: 2007

Status: Planned; Voluntary

References: http://www.efficientlighting.net/doc/20070105(5).pdf

China: The Mandatory Comparative labeling program

The label first used for household refrigerators and room air conditioners

Date Implemented: 2005

Status: In Force; Mandatory

References: http://www.efficientlighting.net/doc/20070105(5).pdf

China: Energy Label

Household refrigerators and room air conditionings without this label were forbidden to be sold in Chinese market after March, 1st, 2005.

Date Implemented: 2005

Status: In Force; Mandatory

References: http://mail.mtprog.com/CD_Layout/Day_2_22.06.06/1400-1545/ID7_Minghong_f...

China: Raising taxes for pollutant discharge

The level of charges for exploitation of mineral resources and the emission of pollutants will be raised to promote conservation and protect the environment. The government will adjust taxation policies concerning coal resources to promote orderly exploitation and improve the rate of recovery.

Date Implemented: to be implemented in 2007

Status: Mandatory

China: Electricity price increase

China’s top pricing and tax decision-making group has developed a pricing system for electricity generated by renewable energy.  The plan requires raising the tarrif - the set price at which generators of electricity can sell their power to grid companies.  The rate increase will vary by region depending on the level of economic development.   The customer will be paying the additional cost of producing RE.

Date Implemented: 2006

China: Energy cooperation with Russia

Chinese president Hu Jintau and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to deepen energy cooperation. Russian Gazprom will build necessary pipelines to supply gas to China.  This cooperation will benefit China by providing increased access to energy supplies.  As well, any effort to consume fossil fuels other than coal will benefit the environment.

Date Implemented: 2006

Status: Planned; Mandatory

China: Parallel Operation Regulations for Wind Power Generation

This legislation requires power grids to allow interconnection and parallel operations of wind farms, and states that power grids must buy all the electricity generated by wind farms at a price that covers production costs.

Date Implemented: 1996

Status: Mandatory