What China’s Environmental Policy Means for PV Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Adopting a Clean Energy Mix to Address Environmental Pollution
3. China’s New Environmental Policies Influence PV Solar, Electric Vehicles, and CCS Technologies
3.1. Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy
3.2. Sustainable Transport and Electric Vehicles
3.3. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Pouran, H.M.; Karimi, S.M.; Padilha Campos Lopes, M.; Sheng, Y. What China’s Environmental Policy Means for PV Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies. Energies 2022, 15, 9037. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239037
Pouran HM, Karimi SM, Padilha Campos Lopes M, Sheng Y. What China’s Environmental Policy Means for PV Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies. Energies. 2022; 15(23):9037. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239037
Chicago/Turabian StylePouran, Hamid M., Seyed M. Karimi, Mariana Padilha Campos Lopes, and Yong Sheng. 2022. "What China’s Environmental Policy Means for PV Solar, Electric Vehicles, and Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies" Energies 15, no. 23: 9037. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15239037