The China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED)carded out a series of policy research studies on relevant issues of energy andenvironment in 2009 with strong support of CCICED Chinese and International Members, experts,and scholars as well as partners.Reports on and recommendation from these studies were presented to the CCICED Annual General Meeting in November 2009.An Issues Paper was also submitted.which summarized current issues related to environment and development in China.Based on these documents.Policy Recommendations were prepared by the Council’S scientifie advisors and approved by the Council for submission to the Government of China.These documents ale contained as chapters in this current volume.
Chapter 1 Policy Recommendations to the Government of China Chapter 2 China's Green Prosperity Future--Environment, Energy and Economy Executive Summary 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Stimulus and Environmental Performance 2.3.Sustainable Consumption and Green Growth 2.4 Energy, Environment and Climate Change 2.5 Looking Ahead 2.6 Conclusion-Prospects for a Green Prosperity Future Chapter 3 China's Pathway Towards a Low Carbon Economy 3.1 Preface 3.2 Global Shift to a Low Carbon Economy 3.3 Necessity and Urgency of Developing a Low Carbon Economy in China 3.4 Understanding Challenges and Opporttmities 3.5 Scenarios for Low Carbon Economy up to 2050 3.6 Roadmap for China's Low Carbon Development-Based on Five Pillars and Three Bases 3.7 Policy Recommendations Chapter 4 Economic Instruments for Energy Efficiency and the Environment 4.1 Preface 4.2 Environmental Taxation and Energy Efficiency 4.3 Green Credit 4.4 Environmental Pollution Liability Insurance Chapter 5 Energy Efficiency and Urban Development--the building sector and the transport sector 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Controlling Urban-life Energy Consumption: a Priority 5.3 Decoupling urban-life energy use from income level increases in China 5.4 Policy Recommendations Chapter 6 Rural Development and its Energy, Environment and Climate Change Adaptation 6.1 Preface 6.2 An Overview of Rural Energy, Environment, and Adaptation to Climate Change 6.3 Trends and Challenges in Rural Energy Use 6.4 The Environmental Effects of Rural Energy Use 6.5 Intemational Experiences in Rural Energy, Environment, and Adaptation to Climate Change 6.6 Policy and Funding Options for Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change in Rural Areas 6.7 Case Studies: How Rural China is Conserving Energy, Improving the Enviro and Tackling Climate Change while Addressing Rural Poverty 6.8 Policy Recommendations Chapter 7 Sustainable Use of Coal and Pollution Control Policy in China 7.1 Status and Prospects of the Development and Utilization of Coal Resources in China 7.2 Strategic Targets and Constraints of Sustainable Use of Coal 7.3 Resources and Environmental Protection Strategies for Sustainable Coal Development in China 7.4 Strategies for Efficient and Cleaner Coal Utilization in China 7.5 Environmental Protection Strategies for Sustainable coal Utilization in China 7.6 Main Research Findings 7.7 Policy Recommendations Appendix I Progress on Environment and Development Policies in China (2008--2009) Appendix II Name List of Council Members