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: End-Use Energy Efficiency Programme (EUEEP)

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: 11th Five-Year Plan

The programming period is divided into the Eleventh Five Year Plan period running to 2010 and the period from 2010 to 2020. The energy conservation objectives and the focus of development by 2010 are essentially planned, whereas the objectives stated for 2020 are proposed. In its “alternative oil strategy,” which is part of the Five-Year Plan, Beijing has called for a doubling in renewable energy generation to 15% of the country’s needs by 2020, including major increases in wind power and biomass.

China: Medium and Long Term Energy Conservation Plan

China: 10th Five Year Plan

The 10th Five-Year Plan continues to elaborate goals for the sustainable economic and social development of China.  Energy related objectives focus on the development of clean-burning, substitution and efficient technologies.  It elaborates certain means, including clean fuels demonstration projects, implementing energy efficiency standards and a labeling/identification system, formulating efficiency incentives, and introducing ‘Energy Conservation Publicity Week’

China: Green Lighting Program

The program involves promoting the development and market penetration of efficient and clean lighting sources, including low interest loans for the lighting industry, education campaigns, and pilot/demonstration projects.

Date Implemented: 1996

Status: Ended; Voluntary

Targets: The short-term objective was to increase the stock of efficient lighting products by 300 million by 2000.

China: Design Standards

China: White Paper on China’s Population, Environment and Development in the 21st Century- Program of Action for Sustainable Development

Provides general platform/guidelines for China’s social and economic development. Elaborates goals and objectives. Advocates a new, sustainable pattern of low consumption, low pollution and high efficiency to achieve well-balanced growth.

Date Implemented: 2003

Status: In Force; Framework Policy