Publications
WRI is committed to producing high-quality research, including reports, working papers, issue briefs, and fact sheets. Our publications are subject to peer review, and are held to traditional "academic" standards of excellence, such as objectivity and rigor. We also ensure that all of our publications are timely, fit for audience, and rooted in a strategic plan for achieving positive change in the world.
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Simulator to quantify and manage electric vehicle load impacts on low-voltage distribution grids
by and -The Electric Vehicles on the Grid Simulator (https://ev-simulator.wri.org/) is intended to help individual building energy managers, facility owners, distribution service operators, charging point operators, and fleet operators. This model-based simulator enables users to evaluate the potential...
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ZHEJIANG ENERGY POLICY SIMULATOR: METHODS, DATA AND SCENARIO SETTINGS
by , , , , , , and -This technical note describes the methodology and technical details of the Zhejiang Energy Policy Simulator, a model used to analyze the greenhouse gas emission pathway and decarbonization policies for Zhejiang Province.
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ACCELERATING THE NET-ZERO TRANSITION: STRATEGIC ACTION FOR CHINA’S 14TH FIVE-YEAR PLAN
by , , , , , , , , , , , , and -As the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, China has a crucial role to play in tackling the climate crisis. Fortunately, China is signaling that it is taking this challenge seriously with President Xi Jinping’s recent announcement that China aims to peak its emissions before 2030 and...
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DISTRIBUTED ENERGY IN CHINA: REVIEW AND PERSPECTIVE 2020–2025
by , , , and -This paper surveys the future of distributed energy in China for the coming period 2020–25, based on the past and current market and policy situation, potential, challenges, and evolving and emerging use cases (i.e., technology applications and business models) for distributed energy. The study...
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How Dockless Bike Sharing Changes Lives: An Analysis of Chinese Cities
by , , and -Dockless bike-sharing (DBS) systems have experienced unprecedented growth in China since 2016. The surge of increasing cycling benefited people in multiple ways. However, the poorly managed DBS fleets and unsafe road facilities resulted obstruction and chaos to urban streets....
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Towards a Better Hong Kong: Pathways to Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
by , , , , and -Hong Kong kicked off a public engagement program during June to September 2019 to collect public views, and it will subsequently formulate a long-term decarbonisation strategy. Many cities have committed to carbon neutrality or deep decarbonisation by 2050 or earlier. Copenhagen, for example,...
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Quantifying the Grid Impacts from Large Adoption of Electric Vehicles in China
by , , , , , and -The widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) can bring about air quality and climate change benefits. However, the concurrent, unmanaged charging of PEVs will result in surges in power loads and strain power generation, transmissions, and distribution, leading to costly...
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Action plans and policy recommendations on vehicle grid integration in China
by , , , and -The widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) can bring about air quality and climate change benefits. However, the concurrent, unmanaged charging of PEVs will result in surges in power loads and strain power generation, transmissions, and distribution, leading to costly public...
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The Design Manual on Safe Access to Public Transport
by , , , and -The Design Manual on Safe Access to Public Transport (the “Manual”) is based on the safe systems approach, which holds that users and designers of road traffic systems should share responsibility for traffic safety, and that streets should create a tolerant environment that minimize the...
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Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emission of Transportation Sector: Analytical Framework, Key Actions and Policy Suggestions for Chinese Cities
by , , and -The global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions need to reach net-zero as soon as possible in order to achieve the Paris Agreement’s long-term temperature goal. Cities contribute to 70% of global GHG emissions, and its transportation sector will show the fastest growth in GHG emissions. Therefore, to...
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HONG KONG ENERGY POLICY SIMULATOR: METHODS, DATA, AND SCENARIO RESULTS FOR 2050
by , , , , and -Hong Kong currently does not have a long-term decarbonization strategy or target beyond 2030 in place. It is critical for Hong Kong to formulate a long-term decarbonization plan to which the short- and medium-term actions could conform. WRI and...
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Toward Net Zero Emissions in the Road Transport Sector in China
by , , , and -Road transport accounts for 70% of the transport sector’s emissions in China. Compared to the aviation and maritime sectors, the road transport sector is relatively easy to decarbonize and enjoys new opportunities such as vehicle electrification. There is momentum in China focusing on a “fossil...
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Overcoming the operational challenges of electric buses: lessons learnt from China
by , , and -Buses has been at the forefront of vehicle electrification. The launch of “One Thousand Vehicles in Ten Cities” National Energy-efficient and New Energy Vehicles demonstration project in 2009 marked China’s national effort to promote electric buses. Since then, e-buses have outnumbered diesel...
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Wuhan Transport Sector Carbon Emissions Roadmap Study
by , , , and -Active commitments and actions at the sub-national level are in place to support carbon emission reduction to reach the 2°C or 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement. At the first U.S.-Sino Climate Smart/Low-carbon City Summit in 2015, Wuhan announced it would aim to reach peak city-wide all sector-...
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Zhuzhou Complete Street Design Manual
by , , , , , , , , , , , , and -Streets are at the center of urban life. Streets consist of a small fraction of urban spaces, but they play a vital role to facilitate urban mobility, social interactions, and economic vibrancy. Although in China, the concept of “complete street” has been adopted in a few Chinese cities, it has...
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Handbook: Cooperate Green Power Consumption In China
by , , , and -The restart of Power Sector Reform brings new opportunities for cooperate green power purchase. The lowering threshold for market entry and the shift toward a market pricing mechanism are both lifting the barriers for companies in their participation in the green power purchase. However, China’s...
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Green Power Market: US Experience
by , , and -The U.S. green power market has experienced exploration and practice for more than 20 years, emerging with flexible procurement methods in which compliance and voluntary markets coexist. The construction of China's green power market is still at a nascent stage and there are many problems that...
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Evaluation on Air Pollutants Reduction Effects of Beijing Low Emission Zone and Congestion Charging Policies
by , , , , , and -Faced with severe congestion and air quality issues, the Beijing Municipal Government has issued a series of transport demand management (TDM) measures and energy conservation and emissions-reduction policies. However, one of the main challenges for the government is to quantify the emissions-...
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