Honors Theses
Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Croft Institute for International Studies
First Advisor
Gang Guo
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
The last few decades in China have seen unprecedented economic growth. This growth, though good for the economy, has had extreme consequences on the health of Chinese citizens as well as the environment as a whole. A major factor of this increased pollution is the country's high consumption of coal, which has rarely comprised less than 70 percent of the country's energy during the past 50 years. Though the media portrays a China which is making enormous strides in the field of environmental protection, the energy and environmental policies of the country suggest that it will continue using large amounts of coal in the years to come. This thesis project attempts to discover the underlying reasons for China's coal policy and how it is affected by economic, environmental, and social factors within the country. It argues that although environmental and social factors are playing an increasingly significant role, these policies are still driven by economic concerns. Until the country places more stress on environmental concerns, coal will continue to play a large role in its energy policy.
Recommended Citation
Malcolm, Taylor, "Fueling the Dragon's Fire: China's Coal Policy" (2015). Honors Theses. 901.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/901
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Comments
A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for completion of the Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from the Croft Institute for International Studies and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College.