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With buildings responsible for 32 percent of global energy consumption and a quarter of CO2 emissions, there is a huge, under-tapped opportunity to create more sustainable cities through building efficiency. More efficient buildings can generate economic benefits, reduce environmental impacts...
China’s National Transit Metropolis Demonstration Program rolled out in late 2011 in the context of “double” reform on both supporting policies and institutions of the Ministry of Transport. This program selected 37 pilot cities to develop public transport as their urban development priorities,...
On August 31, 2016, seven Chinese ministries jointly issued the Guidelines for Establishing the Green Financial System. One of the policy measures is to launch national and local green development funds to mobilize private capital for green development. Such institutions have already...
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is one of the most promising technologies to greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from stationary fossil fuel use. Governments around the world have been supporting CCS research, development, demonstration (RD&D) and commercialization. Authorities from...
The Transport Emissions & Social Cost Assessment is a project under the World Resources Institute’s Sustainable and Livable Cities Program, funded by the Caterpillar Foundation. The project aims to develop a methodology guide, with a simple MS Excel– based tool, to estimate transport...
This research overviewed the status quo of sludge treatment and disposal in China, analyzed the cost and environmental impact of different technologies. In order to address the challenges including insufficient financial support, technology selection difficulty, conflict standards for sludge...
As a reference for the decision making and practicing in the field, this case study introduced and analyzed the development and business model of the project, and summarized the preferable conditions and safeguard measurements for application and promotion of solar PV for agriculture development...
This technical note describes the data and methodology used to calculate BWS-China.
The traffic congestion and its high socioeconomic cost, brought by China’s fast urbanization, has forced the demand for congestion mitigation and emission reduction in the transport sector onto the government’s agenda. Several Chinese cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Suzhou are...
China is making significant progress in the fight against climate change, including a commitment to peak its carbon emissions around 2030. From ramping up its carbon intensity target to limiting coal use to implementing an emissions trading scheme, recent signs show that the country is already...
Although coal industry development has promoted the economic growth of China, it has also exacerbated China’s water scarcity and water pollution since. Both the upstream and downstream of coal industry are water intensive. Although China has promulgated series of policies regarding water...
Cities Safer by Design is a global reference guide to help cities save lives from traffic fatalities through improved street design and smart urban development. Over 1.2 million people die in traffic crashes globally, mostly pedestrians, and that number is growing every year. This hands-on guide...
This report includes recommendations for integrating safety into the planning, design, and operation of major bus routes.
As the largest greenhouse gas emitter, China has made many pragmatic efforts in emission reduction in recent years, the most influential of which is “to establish a national carbon emission trading market (“carbon market” for short) and reduce emission through the market”. Against this...
This report is a joint research by the World Resources Institute and the Zhejiang Center for Climate Change and Low-Carbon Development Cooperation. It focuses on both city GHG inventory compilation and application. In compiling domestic and international experiences, this study aims to provide...
Xiangyang City of Hubei Province is perhaps the first developing country city that tested out the idea of effective and sustainable sludge treatment by investing in a “high temperature thermal hydrolysis + highly concentrated anaerobic digestion + methane capture and utilization” pathway through...
Major automobile companies spend billions of dollars annually to advertise their products to customers. In an attempt to give public transport a competitive edge, this reports aims to help guide cities and public transit agencies make mass transit a competitive and desirable alternative to...
The World Resources Institute, University Of Petroleum(East China), and Green World (Beijing) Low-Carbon Economy & Technology Center jointly conducted research on petrochemical GHG emission data management systems and key verification techniques. Starting with the actual operation and...
This report is aimed at helping governments and corporations gain a better understanding of water stress associated with local economic development and its impact on socio-economic development in Ningxia. It first analyzes water resources profiles, water resources management and current water...
In recent years, the Chinese government implemented a range of climate change policies to address climate change, reduce GHG emissions and shift to low-carbon economy and sustainable development. These policies are necessary to tackle global climate change and adjust China's economic structure...
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