CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Dunai, Dániel |
|---|---|
| Title | Options for Energy Efficiency Gains Among Chinese Steel Enterprises |
| Summary | Hard production capacity expansions among Chinese steel enterprises were the characteristic go-to strategy for ensuring healthy margins and market share in the last decade. Chinese authorities are under increasing public pressure to crack down on the nation’s big polluters. As China enters a less resource-hungry phase of growth and world steel demand in the developing world is stagnant, focusing on energy efficiency improvements among existing capacities is key to remaining competitive in today’s global steel industry. This paper will provide succinct policy recommendations for Chinese (economic) policy makers to incentivize improvements in energy efficiency throughout the entire production process by a) analyzing the historic development of the steel industry, b) providing a glimpse into future developments, c) drawing parallels between different countries and scenarios. The paper recognizes that current incentive schemes for efficiency gains are inadequate and formulates five policy recommendations. |
| Supervisor | Marer, Paul |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/dunai_daniel.pdf |
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