As China enters its 13th Five Year Plan period, it has an opportunity not only to build a prosperous society, but also to adjust its economic development strategy and transform its economy. Forming the guidance of China’s supply-side reform, China’s five development principles -- “Innovative, Coordinated, Green, Open, and Shared” – can help China accelerate the transition of its energy structure and comprehensively promote its ecological civilization building.
To this end, China’s primary task for its energy transition is to reduce its dependence on coal. In 2013, China peaked its coal consumption and in 2015, China’s carbon dioxide emissions declined for the first time. However, cleaning, reducing, and replacing China’s coal consumption will be neither quick nor easy. In November 2014, the China Coal Consumption Cap Plan and Policy Research Project (“China Coal Cap Project”) held the first international workshop on China’s coal consumption cap and energy transition, focusing on the research of medium and long-term strategies for a coal consumption cap and discussing the resource, environmental, health, and climate change redline restrictions on coal use, as well as the goals of a multi-dimensional system of national, local, and sectoral coal caps. In November 2015, the second international workshop proposed recommendations and an action plan for the 13th Five Year Plan’s coal consumption cap and energy transition. These recommendations laid out goals for 2020, including controlling coal consumption to no more than 3.5 billion metric tons, reducing the proportion of coal in total energy consumption to 55 percent, and trying to continually lower CO2 emissions after peaking in 2014. Together, these targets aim to significantly improve the overall efficiency of China’s energy system and push China towards a more green, sustainable, and low-carbon economic development path.
The Third International Workshop on China's coal consumption cap and energy transition will be held in Beijing November 1-2, 2016. The workshop is organized by the China Energy Conservation Association and the China Coal Cap Project group, in collaboration with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Energy Foundation (EF), and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and with the support of China5e and Beijing Energy Club. This third workshop will invite related Chinese and foreign government ministries, research institutions, industry associations, enterprises, NGOs, media and other representatives to discuss the following issues and develop policy recommendations for China’s energy transition:
China’s Supply-side Energy Reform
Using Supply-side Structural Reforms to DriveSustainable Economic Development in China
Opportunities for Energy Transition underChina’s New Norma
Constructing a National Carbon Market: Current Status and Prospects
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Tea Break and Group Phot
China’s Energy Transition and Revolution on the Global Horizon
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Research on Supply-Side Reform of China’s Coal Industry: Key Issues
Using Supply-Side Reforms to Meet the Goal of Reducing Excess Capacity in the Steel Industry
Policy Recommendations and Goals for Reaching Peak Coal Power in China’s 13th Five-Year Plan Period
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The Development Orientation for the Modern Coal Chemical Industry in the 13th Five-Year Plan Period
Implementing the 13th Five-Year Plan Coal Regulation Targets for the Cement Industry
Reducing Excess Inventories in the Building Sector and Capping Coal
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Coal Consumption Cap Plan and Policy Research in Shandong Province Implementation Plan in Shandong Province
Coal Consumption Cap Plan and Policy Research in Shandong Province in Shaanxi Province
Coal and Other Factors that Impact Air Pollution and Human Health
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Tea Break
Total Coal Consumption Control Implementation Plan in Shijiazhuang
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Energy Right: Paid-Use and Trading Systems
Constructing National Carbon Market: Progress and Understanding of Quota Allocation Methods
Research on Coal Cap in Coal-Intensive Industries and Coal Quota Initial Allocation Plan
Analysis on Synergies between Coal Cap and Carbon Market in Power and Cement Industries
Research on Total Urban Coal Fuel and Carbon Trading Quota Systems
Case Study on Enterprise Carbon Asset Management and Trading Strategies
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Tea Break
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Pushing the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda with the “One Belt One Road” Initiative
TheStrategic Orientation and Long-Lasting Impacts of “One Belt One Road”
Carving a Path to a 1.5 Degree Global Warming Limit and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
Analysis of Environmental Management Systems of “One Belt One Road” Partner Nations
The Road from the Paris Agreement: Analysis and recommendations on countries’ financing for coal projects abroad
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Tea Break
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China Energy Conservation Association (CECA) was founded in 1989, and was registered and approved by State Civil Ministry. CECA is a self-constrained, non-profit social entity. CECA devotes itself to efficient utilization of energy, environment protection and advancing economic profit, and helps to enhance the energy efficiency technology and energy efficiency products of China to a global advanced level. CECA obeys the leadership of National Development and Reform Commission, Science and Technology Ministry and General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the PRC. CECA has many enterprise members.
Goals: The goals of CECA include promoting rational and efficient use of energy resources and improving the environment through research and implementation of energy-saving policies, developing and promoting energy-saving technologies and products, and collecting and disseminatingof energy-saving information.
Government service: CECA researches and publicizes state laws and regulations, disseminates energy-saving information, research national policies, etc.
Enterprise service: CECA establishes an information exchange platform for usage by enterprises.
Social service: CECA spreads energy-saving knowledge and improves energy-saving awareness for the whole society.
Website: www.cecaweb.org.cn
The China Coal Consumption Cap Plan and Policy Research Project (“Coal Cap Project”) was launched in October 2013 in close collaboration with over 20 renowned Chinese think tanks, research institutions, and industry associations. The project researches China’s coal consumption cap strategy and policy, implementation roadmap and action plan, and provides policy recommendations and actionable measures to government officials. The ultimate goal is to help China conserve resources, protect its environment, and achieve its climate change and sustainable development goals.
In 2014, the China Coal Cap Project completed the report on "The Long-Term Development Scenario and Outlook for China's Coal Consumption Cap (2015-2050)." In 2015, the Project published "China's 13th Five Year Coal Cap Action Plan Research Report." In 2016, the China Coal Cap Project will summarize and promote regional and sectoral best practices and experiences, advancing the implementation of coal strategies and policies.
The Project is funded by UK's Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, and is coordinated by the Natural Resources Defense Council and World Wide Fund for Nature.
Website: www.nrdc.cn/coalcap
2015 International Workshop on China Coal Cap Strategy
Looking Ahead to the 13th Five-year Plan
