@article {55406, title = {Development and implementation of
energy efficiency standards and labeling programs in China:
Progress and challenges}, year = {2013}, month = {03/2013},
institution = {Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory}, address =
{Berkeley}, abstract = {  Over the last twenty years, with
growing policy emphasis on improving energy efficiency and
reducing environmental pollution and carbon emissions, China has
implemented a series of new minimum energy performance standards
(MEPS) and mandatory and voluntary energy labels to improve
appliance energy efficiency. As China begins planning for the
next phase of standards and labeling (S\&L) program development
under the 12th Five Year Plan, an evaluation of recent program
developments and future directions is needed to identify gaps
that still exist when compared with international best
practices. The review of China{\textquoteright}s S\&L program
development and implementation in comparison with major findings
from international experiences reveal