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Politics of Renewable Energy in China M4648-GANG_9781788118149_t.indd 1 29/11/2018 09:52 NEW HORIZONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS Series Editor: Arthur Mol, Chair and Professor in Environmental Policy, Director, Wageningen School of Social Sciences, Wageningen University, the Netherlands, Professor in Environmental Policy, Renmin University, Beijing The New Horizons in Environmental Politics series provides a platform for in-depth critical assessments of how we understand the many changes in the politics of nature, the environment and natural resources that have occurred over the last 50 years. Books in the series question how the environment is (re)defined, debated and protected; explore differences between countries and regions in environmental politics; analyse how actors do and do not collaborate around environment and natural resource conflicts; describe who wins and who loses and in what ways; and detail how to better study, analyse and theorize such developments and outcomes. The series is designed to promote innovative cross-disciplinary analysis of the contemporary issues and debates influencing the various dimensions of environmental politics. Covering a diverse range of topics, the series will examine the political, economic and ethical aspects of environmental policy, governance and regulation. It brings together cutting edge research on environmental politics worldwide in order to shed light on, and explain current trends and developments. With oversight from the Series Editor, Professor Arthur Mol – a noted specialist in the field of environmental politics at Wageningen University, the Netherlands – the New Horizons in Environmental Politics series comprises carefully commissioned projects from experts in the field including both academics and professionals. The audience for the series is global, and books in the series are essential reading for students, academics and professionals – in short, anyone with an interest in understanding the vital issues affecting environmental politics in the twenty-first century. Titles in the series include: American Environmental Policy The Failures of Compliance, Abatement and Mitigation Daniel Press Environmental Governance through Partnerships A Discourse Theoretical Study Ayşem Mert The Domestic Politics of Global Climate Change Key Actors in International Climate Cooperation Edited by Guri Bang, Steinar Andresen and Arild Underdal Linking EU Climate and Energy Policies Decision-making, Implementation and Reform Jon Birger Skjærseth, Lars H. Gulbrandsen, Per Ove Eikeland and Torbjørg Jevnaker The Challenges of Collaboration in Environmental Governance Barriers and Responses Edited by Richard D. Margerum and Cathy J. Robinson Politics of Renewable Energy in China Chen Gang M4648-GANG_9781788118149_t.indd 2 29/11/2018 09:52 Politics of Renewable Energy in China Chen Gang East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore NEW HORIZONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS Cheltenham, UK • Northampton, MA, USA M4648-GANG_9781788118149_t.indd 3 29/11/2018 09:52 © Chen Gang 2019 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical or photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing Limited The Lypiatts 15 Lansdown Road Cheltenham Glos GL50 2JA UK Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc. William Pratt House 9 Dewey Court Northampton Massachusetts 01060 USA A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Control Number: 2018959285 This book is available electronically in the Social and Political Science subject collection DOI 10.4337/9781788118156 ISBN 978 1 78811 814 9 (cased) ISBN 978 1 78811 815 6 (eBook) Typeset by Servis Filmsetting Ltd, Stockport, Cheshire 2 0 M4648-GANG_9781788118149_t.indd 4 29/11/2018 09:52 For China’s sustainable development M4648-GANG_9781788118149_t.indd 5 29/11/2018 09:52 M4648-GANG_9781788118149_t.indd 6 29/11/2018 09:52 Contents List of figures viii List of tables ix 1. Introduction 1 2. China’s mercantile strategy to boost renewable sectors 12 3. Central authorities’ top-down approach of promoting renewable energy 29 4. Challenges from the local: geographic and industrial barriers 46 5. Interest groups and the bureaucracy 61 6. Disputes over how to go low-carbon 80 7. Five-Year Plans and energy policy priorities 100 8. Discussion: energy policy priorities in a fragmented authoritarian state 116 9. Conclusion: policy priorities reshaped by central–local relationship and interest groups 137 Index 153 vii M4648-GANG_9781788118149_t.indd 7 29/11/2018 09:52 Figures Figure 4.1 Regional distribution of cumulative wind power installed capacity in China in 2015 48 Figure 6.1 Existing installed capacity of various electricity sectors in China by end of 2017 (in GW) 85 Figure 8.1 Energy interest groups and their lobbying targets at the central level 122 Figure 9.1 Policy interactions between Chinese central and local governments, foreign pressures, interest groups, and societal forces 139 viii M4648-GANG_9781788118149_t.indd 8 29/11/2018 09:52 Tables Table 2.1 China’s manufacturing capability in the solar PV industrial chain (2008–2009) 15 Table 2.2 China’s subsidy rates for solar manufacturers in the US and EU case (2012/2013) 22 Table 4.1 Solar energy resource distribution zones in China 49 Table 4.2 Available capacity versus peak demand by province in 2016 (GW) 50 Table 4.3 Wind power curtailment rates in wind-rich provinces in 2015 55 Table 6.1 China’s regional wind power tariffs (2009 and 2016) 93 Table 8.1 Electricity transmitted by China’s UHV lines in 2016 124 ix M4648-GANG_9781788118149_t.indd 9 29/11/2018 09:52
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