China's changing economy: implications for its carbon dioxide emissions

As China's government unveils the country's 13th Five Year Plan for economic development (2016–2020), this article takes stock of recent changes in China's economy and energy system since the turn of the century, and looks ahead to the likely trajectory of China's emissions over the next decade. It is now clear that the period 2000–2013 was a distinct and exceptional phase in China's developmental history, during which the very high levels of...