[Env seminars] Talk - Role of Technology in China's Energy Intensity Decline, March 15

[Edward Cunningham]

"The Role of Technology in China's Energy Intensity Decline"
A talk sponsored by the
MIT China Energy Study Group at the Industrial Performance Center

Tuesday, March 15th
2:30pm
MIT's Muckley Building (E40), 4th Floor, Room 496
One Amherst Street, Cambridge, MA

Professor Karen Fisher-Vanden
Dartmouth College


Energy intensity in China has fallen almost continuously since the 
onset of economic reform in the late 1970s.  Understanding the 
factors driving this decline in a large carbon-intensive country like 
China is important for understanding the future trajectory of global 
carbon emissions.  In this research, we utilize a uniquely rich data 
set of Chinese firm characteristics and technological innovation 
activities to identify the key determinants of rising energy 
efficiency within China's industrial sector.  We further explore 
three channels of technical change÷autonomous, imported, and 
internal÷to examine differences in patterns of factor bias and 
underlying firm objectives.


Karen Fisher-Vanden is Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies 
at Dartmouth College.  Professor Fisher-Vanden is an environmental 
economist who has worked in the areas of economic instruments for 
pollution control, economic and integrated assessment modeling for 
climate change policy analysis, and technological innovation and 
diffusion in developing and transition economies.  Currently, she is 
studying the effects of market reforms on structural change and 
technological diffusion in China and implications for energy use and 
greenhouse gas emissions.  Professor Fisher-Vanden holds a B.S in 
Mathematics and a B.A in Economics both from UC Davis, a M.S. in 
Management Science from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at 
UCLA, and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University.  She has 
held positions as a Senior Research Scientist at Battelle, Pacific 
Northwest National Laboratories in Washington, D.C. and as an Air 
Quality Specialist at the South Coast Air Quality Management District 
(SCAQMD) in Los Angeles.


Directions to the MIT Muckley Building

Fourth Floor of Building E40-The Muckley Building, One Amherst 
Street, Cambridge, MA
IPC Telephone Number - Tel: 617-253-7522
By Mass Transit: The Muckley Building two blocks from the Kendall 
Square Red-Line 'T' Stop. After exiting the 'T' Station walk along 
Main Street towards the Longfellow Bridge. Take a right onto Hayward 
St. (at the Au Bon Pain). The Muckley Building is the brick office 
building at the next corner.
By Car from the Mass Pike: Getting off at the Allston/Brighton Tolls, 
follow the directions to Cambridge. Immediately after crossing the 
Charles River turn right onto Memorial Drive. After going through the 
Massachusetts Ave. underpass take your first available left onto 
Wadsworth Street. The Muckley Building in at the next corner.
By Car from Boston: Cross over the Longfellow Bridge. At the end of 
the Bridge take a right. This will put you onto Memorial Drive 
westbound, going underneath the Longfellow Bridge. Follow Memorial 
Drive for about a quarter mile, and take a right onto Wadsworth 
Street. The Muckley Building in at the next corner.

By Car from I-93, or the Central Artery. Take the Storrow 
Drive/Leverett Circle exit. Get onto Storrow Drive westbound. After 
passing under Leverett Circle take your first left-side exit. Take a 
right onto the Longfellow Bridge and follow the "from Boston" 
directions above.

Parking: Parking is difficult. Occasionally a spot will be available 
on Memorial Drive. There is a commercial garage on Ames Street, and a 
commercial open-air lot on Third Ave. From the Longfellow Bridge, do 
not get onto Memorial Drive, but continue straight. Taking a right at 
the first set of lights puts you on Third Ave. Taking a left at the 
second set of lights puts you on Ames St. From Wadsworth St. take a 
left onto Amherst St. Follow Amherst St. until it ends, and take a 
right onto Ames St. Follow Ames St. through the Main St. traffic 
signals.

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