Renewable Energy in China: A Necessity, Not an Alternative

http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2214
Authors: Chen, Joshua; Czarnecki, Walter; Di Capua, Emily; Julien, Mark; Koo , Kathie
Source: Knowledge@Wharton
Year: 2009

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Abstract:

What role does renewable energy play in the world's fastest growing economy? We have all heard about China's prowess as an economic power, but not what its growth means for the country's energy needs in the coming decades. China's burgeoning consumption rate, its increase in heavy industry exports and a construction boom that has led the Chinese to nominate the "crane" as their national bird have fuelled a massive and increasing appetite for energy -- intensified by the government's balancing act of not imposing energy constraints while also seeking more energy sources.