McKinsey – China’s Green Revolution (140 pages) Feb 2009
Recommendations –
1. Get coal generated power down to 34% of electrical generation or less (costs increase to 50 billion euros per year)
2. Go 100% electric cars and vehicles by 2020 (cost 70 billion euros/year)
3. Manage waste in high emission industries (steel, cement, chemicals, coal, waste management) (15 billion euro per year cost)
4. Green Buildings and lighting (will cost 50 billion euros per year but savings will pay for upfront costs)
5. Green Ecosystem (manage agriculture and forestry)
6. Green mindset (urban and consumer behavior)
more high rises which are 10-15% more efficient and promote more public transportation
China appears to be going for a more aggressive buildout of nuclear power and hydro power than the McKinsey 2009 proposal. China is targeting 112-120 GW for 2020 for nuclear power and the 2030 target could be 300-400 GW for nuclear.
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