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DOI	10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112331
	Explaining the slow progress of coal phase-out: The case of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Region
	Wang P.; Yang M.; Mamaril K.; Shi X.; Cheng B.; Zhao D.
发表日期	2021
ISSN	03014215
卷号	155
英文摘要	Prompted by the urgency of climate change, this paper analyses the impediments for coal phase-out, by using the Greater Bay Region in China as a case study. Rather than factors specific to coal production, transport and consumption (e.g., subsidies, and vested interests), as suggested by existing literature, the analysis of this paper demonstrates that coal phase-out in the region has encountered a range of market (e.g., high gas price), infrastructure (such as, inadequate network), and regulatory (e.g., prolonged project approval) impediments; these impediments have hindered the effective deployment of alternative energy sources, raising concern about coal phase-out and its crippling impacts on the security of energy supply. Redressing these impediments is therefore a key priority for promoting a smooth coal phase-out in the region. This requires a mix of policies addressing two dimensions: 1) those aimed at squeezing out coal from the energy-mix to create room for alternative low-carbon energy sources; and 2) those aimed at supporting the uptake of these sources. Implementing these policies is however a challenging task as it relies on close-centre-local, and inter- and intra-regional cooperation, especially in a resource-poor region with a disperse energy endowment. Achieving this is difficult because the energy policy process of the country has long been characterised by fragmented authority and territorial administrative divisions with a proclivity for local governments to work in isolation from each other. © 2021 Elsevier Ltd
关键词	Coal phase-out Energy security Energy transition Guangdong Hong Kong Macao
英文关键词	Climate change; Coal; Case-studies; Coal consumption; Coal phase-out; Coal production; Energy; Energy transitions; Guangdong; Hong-kong; Macao; Paper analysis; Energy security; alternative energy; coal; energy market; energy policy; infrastructure; national security; power generation; China; Guangdong; Hong Kong; Macau
语种	英语
来源期刊	Energy Policy
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/205392
作者单位	Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 2 Nengyuan Road, Guangzhou, 510640, China; Faculty of Engineering and IT, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia; Australian Energy Transition Institute, Sydney, Australia
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Wang P.,Yang M.,Mamaril K.,et al. Explaining the slow progress of coal phase-out: The case of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Region[J],2021,155.
APA	Wang P.,Yang M.,Mamaril K.,Shi X.,Cheng B.,&Zhao D..(2021).Explaining the slow progress of coal phase-out: The case of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Region.Energy Policy,155.
MLA	Wang P.,et al."Explaining the slow progress of coal phase-out: The case of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Region".Energy Policy 155(2021).