Qiheng Yuan

2 weeks ago | mdpi.com | Qi He |Qiheng Yuan |Xiang Chen |Peng Jiang

1. IntroductionWith incremental improvements to its industrial system, China’s industrial sector has continuously grown in size since the adoption of reform and opening-up policies. However, this time of fast economic expansion has also been marked by excessive energy use, which has increased overall energy consumption and carbon emissions, creating a serious environmental problem.