List of tables

Table 2.1: Pre-set value of China’s population, urbanisation rate, social cost of carbon and value of statistical life

Table 2.2: Exposure-response functions for health endpoints related to PM2.5 pollution

Table 2.3: Pre-set values of global electricity emission factors, product lifespans and average annual operating hours

Table 2.4: Changes in China’s average GDP growth rate

Table 2.5: Cost–benefit analysis framework for China’s low-carbon energy transition

Table 4.1: Hourly charging capacity distribution of various building types (kilowatts)

Table 4.2: Abbreviated symbols and values

Table 4.3: Maximum return on investment for PV–ES–CS

Table 4.4: Forecast future heating demand in Beijing

Table 4.5: Beijing’s electricity supply structure under the business-as-usual scenario

Table 4.6: Beijing’s heating structure under the business-as-usual scenario (square kilometres)

Table 4.7: Beijing’s future heating structure under the electricity substitution scenario (square kilometres)

Table 4.8: Validation of the model of Beijing’s energy system in 2020 (terawatt hours)

Table 4.9: Proportion of imported electricity under the business-as-usual, electricity substitution and synergistic development scenarios (%)

Table 4.10: Carbon dioxide emissions from imported and exported electricity under the BAU, ELS and SD scenarios (megatonnes)

Table 4.11: The total cost and cost components of the energy system under the three scenarios (RMB billion)

Table A4.1: Costs including investments, fixed operation and maintenance costs and operation lifetime for different technologies in 2020

Table A4.2: Assumed fuel prices in 2020 (RMB/gigajoule)

Table 6.1: EU countervailing duties on battery electric vehicle imports from China (%)

Table 6.2: How EU member states voted on tariffs for Chinese-made battery electric vehicles

Table 7.1: Green bond types and regulators in China

Table 7.2: Evolution of ESG disclosure requirements for different Chinese entities

Table 7.3: Green insurance classification guidelines in China

Table A9.1: Top-10 government spending categories, central versus local government

Table 10.1: Social spending programs introduced under the Hu Jintao–Wen Jiabao administration

Table 10.2: Local government investment in infrastructure and funding gaps, 2016–21 (RMB billion)

Table 12.1: Agricultural support in China and other developing countries