China has introduced a resource tax or royalty based on the value of oil and gas rather than on the volume. A trial was launched last year in XInjiang which yielded a huge boost to local government revenue. This new tax system is now being extended to cover all oil and gas-producing regions in China.
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China’s coal production and consumption: jam today and jam tomorrow?
The construction of transportation infrastructure is unable to keep pace with the continuing rapid growth of demand for coal in China. Huge traffic jams of coal trucks are the result. But there is no sign that China is able to take radical steps to reduce its dependence on coal.
Article on changes in the Russian oil model published in Energy Policy
An article on changes in the Russian oil modelby Catherine Locatelli and Sylvain Rossiaud of CNRS, was published in Energy Policy, September 2011.
Beijing traffic congestion: recent moves are too little, too late
The government of Beijing municipality is taking steps to limit road vehicle numbers, but the origins of the city’s traffic problems lie in decisions taken in the 1980s.
China’s energy corridor from the Middle East – one step closer
Recent news suggests that China may be one step closer to building an energy corridor the the Middle East, through deals in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Can Western sanctions touch Bashar al-Assad? Article by Islam Qasem
An article written by Islam Qasem, "Can Western sanctions touch Bashar al-Assad?", was recently published in the Guardian.
POLINARES Mid-term Review held in Brussels
The POLINARES project held its Mid-term Review meeting in Brussels on 28th June 2011. The meeting focussed on the outputs and ideas of policy relevance from the first phase of the research.
Luis Tercero spoke at two recent symposiums on mineral resources and raw materials
Luis Tercero (Fraunhofer ISI) was an invited speaker at the 5th International Symposium "Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry" held in Aachen and also gave a plenary talk entitled "Raw Materials for Emerging Technologies" at the Berlin Recycling and Raw Materials Conference in June 2011.
Safety management when high technology meets nature: lessons for China’s energy sector
The recent accidents at the Fukushima nuclear plan and on China's high speed rail network have shown the nature of the risks China faces as it pursues rapid growth of its energy sector, especially in the field of nuclear power
Study on Chinese consumer attitudes on energy-saving household appliances and government policies: based on a questionnaire survey of residents in Chongqing, China
Ma, G., P. Andrews-Speed and J.D. Zhang., (2011)
Energy Procedia 5, pp. 445-451.