Energy and Climate Change Model

In order to tackle the key scientific issues involved in decision makings on energy and climate change mitigation, there is a need to research and develop energy and climate change models at different levels and from different perspectives to simulate the relationships and interactions among economy system, energy system, and climate system, conduct integrated assessments of alternative energy technology pathways and climate mitigation strategies, and provide quantitative analytical tools for energy and climate policy-makings.

Energy Strategy and Planning

The researches under this group include energy resource assessment, energy technology evaluation, energy demand forecasting, energy and economic scenario analysis, and identification of the strategic technological and policy options for sustainable energy system transformation.

Theories and Mechanisms of Low Carbon Development

The researches under this group include climate change economics, low-carbon development theories, indicators of low carbon development, pathways of low-carbon development, and low carbon development mechanisms and policies.

International Climate Change Mitigation Regimes and Mechanisms

The researches under this group include global climate mitigation targets and pathways, and

international regimes and mechanisms for addressing climate change.

New and Renewable Energy

The researches under this group include dynamics of the development of new and renewable energies such as clean coal, nuclear, wind, biomass, and solar, and policies and institutional arrangements to facilitate the research, development, and deployment of the technologies associated with these new and renewable energies.

Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation

The researches under this group include dynamics of energy conservation, and policies and

institutional arrangements to facilitate the research, development, and deployment of the energy

efficient technologies in industry and building sector.

Automotive Energy

The researches under this group include automotive demand forecasting, dynamics of automotive technology development and deployment, dynamics of automotive energy technology development and deployment, life cycle analysis of alternative automotive energy pathways, and policies and institutional arrangements for sustainable automotive energy transformation.