Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

This analysis was prepared by the Office of Global Energy Relations of the International Energy Agency (IEA), under the generous guidance and support of Paul Simons, Deputy Executive Director, and Laszlo Varro, Chief Economist.

David BÉNAZÉRAF is the lead author of the analysis. ZHANG Menglu and CHEN Xiushan conducted indispensable in-depth data analysis and actively contributed to writing and research. Carlos FERNANDEZ ALVAREZ, Toril BOSONI, Kristine PETROSYAN and WANG Jing contributed to drafting specific sections and boxes. The analysis also benefited from valuable inputs, reviews and support from other experts within the IEA, especially Zakia ADAM, Simon BENNETT, Olivia CHEN, Laura COZZI, Davide d’AMBROSIO, Yoko NOBUOKA, Alan SEARL, Konstantinos THEODOROPOULOS, Talya VATMAN, Michael WALDRON, YAN Yilun, YANG Lei, and Aya YOSHIDA, as well as HE Zhao, LI Xiang, WANG Shuli, XU Yue and ZHANG Ruiqing from the IEA China Liaison office. Andrew LALLY provided significant assistance. ZHOU Yunheng from Zhejiang University also contributed to some sections.

The publication also benefited greatly from the support, expertise and reviews of Chinese and other international experts from energy companies and research and government institutions, especially ZHAO Jianqiang, ZHOU Qiang and CHENG Xueyuan (China Three Gorges Coporation), JIN Huandong (CNPC Economics and Technology Research Institute), ZHAO Jing (State Grid Corporation of China), TANG Xiaoyang (Tsinghua University), YAO Zhe (China Dialogue), JI Feifeng and LI Yijun (China Development Bank).

Kristine DOUAUD edited this publication and ZHOU Yunheng translated it into Chinese. The IEA Communications and Digital Office, including Jad MOUAWAD, Astrid DUMOND, Magdalena SANOCKA, Therese WALSH, Isabelle NONAIN-SEMELIN, Katie LAZARO and Bertrand SADIN, was crucial in designing, translating and publishing this report.