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Gaps in China’s Energy and Climate Technology Research
Despite rapid progress in climate-related research, China still lags
behind the world’s developed countries.
It lacks supportive research in core technologies for climate change
mitigation and adaptation, e.g., integrated gasification combined
cycle (IGCC) technology used for coal fired power plants in the
power generation industry; large wind power equipment, PV cell,
fuel cell, biomass energy, nitrogen energy for developing new energy
technologies; automobile fuel economy and hybrid vehicle technologies
in the transport sector; energy saving and high-efficiency technologies
in metallurgy and chemical industries; and optimal design of energy-
saving schemes for energy-efficient buildings, among other gaps.
Main Areas of Future Research on Energy and Climate
Technology in China
For mitigation, the main research areas include innovations
and marketing of non-fossil energy and clean coal technologies,
development of new energy saving and high-efficiency technologies
in key sectors (e.g., industry, building, and transport); R&D of
key technologies for forestry carbon sinks and industrial carbon
sequestration; cost reduction and market-oriented applications of key
technologies (e.g., carbon capture, utilization, and storage); carbon
emission statistical and monitoring systems in support of achieving
the binding targets of CO2 emission and energy use intensities.
From the perspective of sustainable socioeconomic development,
the main research areas include major strategies and policies on
climate change; construction and comprehensive demonstration
of technological support systems for low carbon and sustainable
development; raising public awareness of participation in actions to
tackle climate change; and international collaborative research.
Energy and Climate Technology Innovation System
in India
The Government of India also attaches high priority to the promotion
of R&D in the multi-disciplinary aspects of environmental protection,
conservation, and development including research in climate change.
Several central government ministries/departments promote,
undertake, and coordinate climate and climate-related research
activities and programmes in India. India’s energy and climate
technology innovation mainly focus on three aspects: (i) energy
efficiency of fossil fuel use, (ii) smart grid, and (iii) renewable energy.
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Despite rapid progress in climate-related research, China still lags
behind the world’s developed countries.
It lacks supportive research in core technologies for climate change
mitigation and adaptation, e.g., integrated gasification combined
cycle (IGCC) technology used for coal fired power plants in the
power generation industry; large wind power equipment, PV cell,
fuel cell, biomass energy, nitrogen energy for developing new energy
technologies; automobile fuel economy and hybrid vehicle technologies
in the transport sector; energy saving and high-efficiency technologies
in metallurgy and chemical industries; and optimal design of energy-
saving schemes for energy-efficient buildings, among other gaps.
Main Areas of Future Research on Energy and Climate
Technology in China
For mitigation, the main research areas include innovations
and marketing of non-fossil energy and clean coal technologies,
development of new energy saving and high-efficiency technologies
in key sectors (e.g., industry, building, and transport); R&D of
key technologies for forestry carbon sinks and industrial carbon
sequestration; cost reduction and market-oriented applications of key
technologies (e.g., carbon capture, utilization, and storage); carbon
emission statistical and monitoring systems in support of achieving
the binding targets of CO2 emission and energy use intensities.
From the perspective of sustainable socioeconomic development,
the main research areas include major strategies and policies on
climate change; construction and comprehensive demonstration
of technological support systems for low carbon and sustainable
development; raising public awareness of participation in actions to
tackle climate change; and international collaborative research.
Energy and Climate Technology Innovation System
in India
The Government of India also attaches high priority to the promotion
of R&D in the multi-disciplinary aspects of environmental protection,
conservation, and development including research in climate change.
Several central government ministries/departments promote,
undertake, and coordinate climate and climate-related research
activities and programmes in India. India’s energy and climate
technology innovation mainly focus on three aspects: (i) energy
efficiency of fossil fuel use, (ii) smart grid, and (iii) renewable energy.
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