Energy policy design and China’s local climate governance
Energy efficiency and renewable energy policies in Hangzhou
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7309966 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ting Guan (0009-0009-3620-4033, University of Duisburg-Essen, corresponding author), Jorgen Delman (0000-0002-8987-2248, University of Copenhagen) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 68-90 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Chinese Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2381-2354 • E-ISSN: 2381-2346 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23812346.2017.1284430 |
| OpenAlex | W2587176140 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 26 |
This study probes into climate policy design at city level in China, with Hangzhou's energy efficiency and renewable energy policies between 2005 and 2014 as a case. The study applies a political action arena approach to accentuate the importance of different normative preferences behind climate change policies in relation to Hangzhou's emerging urban climate governance regime. Three main categories of policy instruments are identified: i.e. command-and-control, market-based, and collaborative governance instruments, and their development over time is examined. It is concluded that in Hangzhou energy efficiency is a more mature and comprehensive political action arena than renewable energy. The study also finds that there has been a significant shift away from preferences towards command-and-control to more market-based instruments, while cooperative governance instruments are still in their infancy. It finally shows that the design and implementation of local programs, especially the selection of policy instruments, are strongly influenced by the normative preferences of local officials. Thus, the approach of Hangzhou's government to the design and implementation of climate policies seem to gradually become less authoritarian, more market based, and more accountable, due to the inherent complexity of this political action arena
Action plan · Authoritarianism · Business · China · Climate change · Climate change mitigation · Climate governance · Corporate governance · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Energy policy · Government (linguistics · Local government · Management · Normative · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Renewable energy · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Engineering · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |