Energy Foundation China supported the Chinese Academy of Fiscal Sciences to research on how to push forward the green fiscal and taxation reform in China. The resulting report, released in August 2017, systematically reviews the existing environment-related fiscal and taxation policies, provides principles and roadmaps for a green fiscal and taxation system, and puts the system in an interlinked framework of pricing, taxation, and public finance.

In 2017, Energy Foundation China supported the Urbanization and Urban-Rural Planning Research Center of Jiangsu to study on urban renewal planning in the province. In this report, researchers propose a planning methodology to guide systematic urban renewal and try to improve its policy analysis and planning guidelines based on Jiangsu’s current policy framework. The goal is to guide an orderly and gradual renewal in cities across the province. The research helps promote urban renewal planning and practice in Jiangsu and other Chinese provinces.

We generally combine data derived from China-specific studies with more robust data developed to support air conditioning system analysis in the US to develop a complete analysis dataset.To evaluate the emissions impacts associated with a transition away from HFC-134a, we also develop a set of corresponding MAC system data for three alternative refrigerants: HFC-152a, HFO-1234yf, and CO2 (R-744).

China’s emergence as a global economic Powerhouse has been remarkable. However this economic success was not achieved without environmental consequences. China is now one of the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitters and the country is facing severe air pollution challenges.

The report finds that, the funding gap in building energy saving will expand to 1.53 trillion RMB in the next five years, but the current government-led investment model is proved to be unaffordable and unsustainable. It is an imperative to attract private capital to the field, which will not only broaden funding channels, but also stimulate innovation and application of energy-efficient technologies and advanced management methods. This report was supported by Energy Foundation and released by the China Energy Conservation Association in 2017.

Funded by Energy Foundation (EF), the Climate Group(TCG) undertook a survey on behalf of Green Electricity Action Plan between 10th October 2016 and 21st April 2017 to help uncover the demand and utilization of renewable electricity (RE) by industrial parks and corporates in China. The Executive Summary includes the key findings from this survey.Thefindings are based on responses from 101 respondents, including 8 industrial parks and 93 companies, and will informGreen Electricity Action Plan’s future work by confirming thegrowing demand for renewable electricity in China, as well as identifying some key levers to ensure further growth of the corporate market.

Through questionnaires and field interviews in typical communities, this report analyzes the current status and possible trends of China's low carbon communities, identifies their problems in terms of policy, funding, and technology, and proposes feasible solutions. It helps to better understand the status quo, and provides a pathway of promoting low carbon development in communities first, and then expanding them to the city level. The research was supported by Energy Foundation China and released by the Institute for Sustainable Communities and the Beijing Chaoyang Yuheng Sustainable Transportation Research Center in 2017.

This report was compiled by Wang Qingyi, co-founder of the China Energy Research Society, with assistance from the Innovative Green Development Program and support from Energy Foundation China.

Researchers select three representative Chinese cities—Xining, Yinchuan, and Xichang—in the western region of abundant solar resources to investigate energy performance of public buildings. Combined with local building characteristics and meteorological data, the analysis establishes an evaluation model for comprehensive utilization of solar energy in typical public buildings. Based on the model, the report identifies the optimal combination of solar energy utilization in a typical public building in a solar-rich region. This research was supported by Energy Foundation China and conducted by the China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute and the China Architecture Design Group.

This report summarizes best practice of comprehensive utilization of low temperature heat, discusses its current status and weakness in China, explores how to reform the heating system, and puts forward recommendations for the reform. The report was compiled by the Social Development Division of the Development Research Center of the State Council, with support from Energy Foundation China.