{"product_id":"chinas-energy-revolution-in-the-shell-international-b-v-9783030401535","title":"China's Energy Revolution in the Context of the Global Energy Transition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis open access book is an encyclopaedic analysis of the current and future energy system of the world's most populous country and second biggest economy. What happens in China impacts the planet. In the past 40 years China has achieved one of the most remarkable economic growth rates in history. Its GDP has risen by a factor of 65, enabling 850,000 people to rise out of poverty. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrowth on this scale comes with consequences. China is the world's biggest consumer of primary energy and the world's biggest emitter of CO\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003e emissions. Creating a prosperous and harmonious society that delivers economic growth and a high quality of life for all will require radical change in the energy sector, and a rewiring of the economy more widely. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn China's Energy Revolution in the Context of the Global Energy Transition, a team of researchers from the Development Research Center of the State Council of China and Shell International examine how China can revolutionise its supply and use of energy. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey examine the entire energy system: coal, oil, gas, nuclear, renewables and new energies in production, conversion, distribution and consumption. They compare China with case studies and lessons learned in other countries. They ask which technology, policy and market mechanisms are required to support the change and they explore how international cooperation can smooth the way to an energy revolution in China and across the world. And, they create and compare scenarios on possible pathways to a future energy system that is low-carbon, affordable, secure and reliable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shell International B V\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030401537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030401535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.70w x 1.20d","brand":"Shell International B V","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838353395967,"sku":"9783030401535","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b44dd94-652b-4ac1-8e0c-fa574fd15dd3.jpg?v=1746589564","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chinas-energy-revolution-in-the-shell-international-b-v-9783030401535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}