CRI-Q#8 What policies can be implemented at a national level to reduce carbon emissions?
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It’s been reported recently that in America, GE has partnered with networking giant Cisco to develop a municipal smart grid in Miami, Florida, and that will serve as a blueprint for other American cities. GE will be providing smart meters while Cisco will design and roll-out a secure network. GE stands to reap up to $5 billion should, as is likely, a further 50 to 100 cities finally adapt the technology. China uses ultra-high voltage (UHV) lines that allow for efficient electrical flow without significant loss.
This type of transmission is especially useful in a country as vast as China where resources are plentiful but unevenly distributed. The Chinese power grid is currently made up of 1.18 million kilometres of old transmission lines that carry around 3 million gigawatts of electricity throughout the country. Almost 7 percent of that amount is lost from inefficient power transfer. China began operating a 640-kilometre UHV line across the central part of the country in January of this year. State Grid is so happy with how the line has performed that it is now installing two more lines that will each carry power a distance of 2,000 kilometres. The goal is to link dams in the southwest with the heavily populated eastern coast. State Grid expects investments in UHV lines to increase significantly and is projecting to spend 300 billion yuan ($43.94 billion) on the effort by 2012.
Any policies that may encourage innovation?
Not just in offering new products or technologies,
although if it were a substitute for something more carbon-intensive now, then it’d be welcome, to serve a new purpose,
…but also drivers of innovation in the dirty processes already embedded - deeply & unpunished - in many industries.
Hm.
There must be some policy wizards, or people with opinions…
…on, aside from the command and control that the government can manage…other ways to foster a new economy…
…if not a circular economy then at least clean electrons and lean, green industries, sound forestry.
Can they do it alone?
What are the best practices, that are making responses and actions bubble up? We need to study them, for international level.
I think the policies that the government made to develop the new eenergy will help to reduce carbon emissions
Phenoix, Student, Huaibei, Anhui Province
From this day on, National People’s Congress & Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference are holding in Beijing. Two of the most important topics (Low Carbon economy and New Energy policies) are going to be discussed ,which means Chinese government of any levels have lay great emphasis on them wondrously. Dramatically,as a result, about 5 billion RMB has just flown into A share market of China today. I take it as a good begining this year personally.
\Sam, Sustainability Agent, Beijing,China
Here’s a Challenge for National leadership, Industrial complex and the People.
Consumer Citizens: Match the power savings that industry is achieving.
If consumers end up using more energy because industry is becoming more efficient and careful with resources, (See James Davies Comments Above) then we won’t make much progress in reducing our overall energy consumption and impact.
Citizen Consumers must take responsibility too… we must match, compete with and exceed the efforts, savings and investment industry is making to make our country more sustainable.
This is a Win-Win-Win situation - 1.) Business and the Economy WIN, because it reduces costs, encourages good Corporate Social Responsibiity (CSR) and integrates with the inevitable Circular Economy - 2.) Average people WIN, because they get higher quality and value for their money; the air, water and soil is better managed and individuals in Society develop better ISR characteristics (ISR=Individual Social Responsibility) and 3.) Governments WIN, because instead of forcing and regulating people to change for the good of the country,individuals voluntarily contribute to their own success strategies, the success of their communities in achieving sustainability , and the international competitive advantage and sustainability of their country.
Philip McMaster, World Sustainability Project, Beijing, China http://www.SustainabilitySymbol.com
In order to continue to pursue the country’s goal of cutting energy intensity over the coming years, policy initiatives should be implemented at both the national and local levels to promote a low-carbon economy. Such measures should include policy incentives as well as financial support to promote development of new technologies as well as to improve urban planning and design. Further measures could include the reformation of energy subsidies that promote the use of fossil fuels.
Brian Ho, Director, China, CSR - ASIA
Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in the Asia Pacific Region
Engaging with the issues as they emerge
From a policy perspective to view national CO2 emissions reduction, we believe that technological progress is mainly drive force in achieving energy efficiency, energy conservation and energy production. And the adjustment of industrial structure belongs to the energy efficiency area.
We also believe that improving residents’ overall awareness and quality, and forming healthy lifestyle are beneficial to the carbon-emission reduction at the national level. No matter to the technical level or the individual behavior level, they are subject to guidance and advocacy, as well as a variety of institutional arrangements and constraints of the state and society trends.
There is an important part for setting mechanism, for example, set up a “carbon trading institute” or “preferential tax rate” and so on, which will be the next step needs to pay attention and to establish mechanisms. So that, to achieve the practical value of low-carbon from a market-oriented aspects.
Billy-Li Xiang , General Manager / Director, Jia Cui (China) Environment and Development Promotion Center, Shenzhen, China. http://www.livcom.org