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Lihong Li, Rui Zhu, Kun Song, Ou Zhang and Xue Jiang
The actual situation of carbon-emission reduction in China?s power sector has not yet achieved the expected benefits. The rent-seeking behavior of participants in power construction projects (PCPs) hinders the realization of low-carbon benefits. It is ne...
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Bei Liu, Yukun Li, Xiaoya Tian, Lipeng Sun and Pishi Xiu
As a new engine to promote high-quality development and a sustainable economy, the digital economy (DE) plays a key role in achieving carbon reduction targets. In this paper, we use the ?broadband China (BC)? policy as a proxy variable for the DE and emp...
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Dimitra G. Vagiona, George Tzekakis, Eva Loukogeorgaki and Nikolaos Karanikolas
Offshore solar energy presents a new opportunity for low-carbon energy transition. In this research, we identify and rank suitable Offshore Solar Farm (OSF) sites in the Aegean Sea, Greece, considering various constraints and assessment criteria. The met...
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Yuxin Liang, Liping Zhang, Mengsi Leng, Yi Xiao and Jun Xia
Green development is a low-carbon, sustainable model for the achievement of the harmonious development of the economy and nature. Nowadays, the problems of resource scarcity and environmental pollution in the process of economic development are pressing,...
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Victor Ramos, Gianmaria Giannini, Tomás Calheiros-Cabral, Paulo Rosa-Santos and Francisco Taveira-Pinto
In recent years, seaports have faced increasing pressure to transition towards a low-carbon and more sustainable energy model. In this context, the exploitation of the local wave energy resource may appear as a promising alternative. Therefore, the objec...
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Maha Shehadeh, Emily Kwok, Jason Owen and Majid Bahrami
The City of Surrey in British Columbia, Canada has recently launched a district energy network (DEN) to supply residential and commercial buildings in the Surrey Centre area with hot water for space and domestic hot water heating. The network runs on nat...
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Robert A. Enker and Gregory M. Morrison
Reducing carbon emissions from the building sector is an international policy priority, as a consequence of the Paris Climate Accord obligations. The challenge for policy makers is to identify and deploy effective policy instruments targeting this sector...
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Yirang Lim, Jurian Edelenbos and Alberto Gianoli
One positive impact of smart cities is reducing energy consumption and CO2 emission through the use of information and communication technologies (ICT). Energy transition pursues systematic changes to the low-carbon society, and it can benefit from techn...
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Rick Bosman, Derk Loorbach, Jan Rotmans and Roel van Raak
The port of Rotterdam is a global leader in the fossil fuel economy, with a 50% market share for fossil fuel products in North-Western Europe. Although it is one of the most efficient and innovative ports globally, over the last decade it has seen a grad...
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