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Role of pumped hydro storage in China’s power system decarbonization The Electricity Journal 2025 Our findings indicate that building excessive PHS may not be the most cost-effective path to achieve zero-carbon power system, if there is no major cost reduction of PHS. pdf
Cost-effectiveness of removing the last 10-20% emissions of China’s power sector Environmental Research Letters 2025 Eliminating the last 10–20% of CO2 emissions create net climate and health benefits with only slightly increased costs. pdf
Fewer than 15% of coal power plant workers in China can easily shift to green jobs by 2060 One Earth 2024 A coal power worker needs to travel 194 (178–242) km on average to access a green job. Only 11%–14% of existing coal power workers will transition to green jobs by 2060. pdf
Regional disparities in health and employment outcomes of China’s transition to a low-carbon electricity system Environmental Research: Energy 2024 Although disparities in health impacts across provinces narrow as fossil fuels phase out, disparities in labor compensation widen with wealthier East Coast provinces gaining the most in labor compensation. pdf
Advancing a just, resilient, and sustainable clean energy supply chain ClimateWorks Blog 2023 In addressing the challenges and maximizing the benefits, there is a pressing need for a commonly agreed framework for a just, resilient, and sustainable clean energy supply chain. link
Deploying solar photovoltaic energy first in carbon-intensive regions brings gigatons more carbon mitigations to 2060 Communications Earth & Environment 2023 A net GHG mitigation of 1.29 Gt CO2-equivalent from 2009–2019, achieved by 1.97 Gt of mitigation from installation minus 0.68 Gt of emissions from manufacturing. pdf
Accelerating China’s power sector decarbonization can save lives: integrating public health goals into power sector planning decisions Environmental Research Letters 2023 The value of climate and health benefits would exceed the additional costs, leading to $824 billion net benefits from 2021 to 2050. pdf
Heterogeneous effects of battery storage deployment strategies on decarbonization of provincial power systems in China Nature Communications 2023 We find heterogeneous strategy provides the lowest system costs, however, carbon emissions depend on carbon prices. pdf
Global assessment of the carbon–water tradeoff of dry cooling for thermal power generation Nature Water 2023 We build a global unit-level framework to investigate the CO2 emission and energy penalty due to the deployment of dry cooling. SharedIt
Climate change impacts on planned supply–demand match in global wind and solar energy systems Nature Energy 2023 Up to 32% or 44% of non-Antarctic land areas for wind or solar, respectively, are projected to experience supply demand match reductions by the end of this century under an intermediate emission scenario. pdf
Quantifying the cost savings of global solar photovoltaic supply chains Nature 2022 Globalized supply chain has saved solar installers in the U.S., Germany, and China $67B 2008-2020, and solar prices will be 20-30% higher in 2030 if countries move to produce domestically. SharedIt
Modeling Integrated Power and Transportation Systems: Impacts of Power-to-Gas on the Deep Decarbonization IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications 2022 Hydrogen could link power and transport systems and reduce costs of deep decarbonization for both sectors. pdf
Challenges and opportunities for carbon neutrality in China Nature Reviews Earth & Environment 2022 In this Perspective, we summarize the key features of China’s CO2 emissions, its reduction processes and successes in meeting climate targets. SharedIt
Large balancing areas and dispersed renewable investment enhance grid flexibility in a renewable-dominant power system in China iScience 2022 Regional balancing could reduce the renewable curtailment rate by 5–7%, compared with a provincial balancing strategy. pdf
Long-term transition of China’s power sector under carbon neutrality target and water withdrawal constraint Journal of Cleaner Production 2021 Low cost renewables reduced the need for CCS by 80%, and water constraints nearly squeeze CCS out. pdf
Enabling a Rapid and Just Transition away from Coal in China One Earth 2020 Aggressive coal-transition pathway is needed to achieve carbon nutrality goal while achieving water saving, avoiding premature death. pdf
Rapid cost decrease of renewables and storage accelerates the decarbonization of China’s power system Nature Communications 2020 A renewable dominant pathway is not just technogical sound, but also cost effective. pdf
Experiences and lessons from China’s success in providing electricity for all Resources, Conservation and Recycling 2017 Key experiences and lessons to be learned from China’s successful program to provide electricity for all. pdf
SWITCH-China: A Systems Approach to Decarbonizing China’s Power System Environmental Science & Technology 2016 SWITCH-China, an integrated model for power sector decarbonization. pdf
Assessing the impacts of nuclear desalination and geoengineering to address China’s water shortages Desalination 2015 We compare both coal and nuclear desalination with the currently planned South–North Water Transfer Mega-Project and show that, while the short-run cost of water diversion is lower, critical vulnerabilities and future resource demands favor nuclear desalination. pdf
ELITE cities: A low-carbon eco-city evaluation tool for China Ecological Indicators 2015 ELITE Cities is an Excel-based tool that measures city low-carbon development progress on 33 key indicators. pdf
Addressing carbon Offsetters’ Paradox: Lessons from Chinese wind CDM Energy Policy 2013 The paper examines the application of additionality in the Chinese wind power market and draws implications for the design of effective global carbon offset policy. pdf
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