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Abstract: Energy label system is a good way to promote sustainable energy consumption. As consumers are the users of energy label, it can stimulate production, which promotes forming of sustainable consumption patterns. In China, energy label system has achieved great effect after which is released 5 years, but there are still some problems on laws and regulations, energy efficiency standard, supervision, public awareness, etc. by comparing with EU energy labeling. The article also gives the suggestions to improve China energy label system by improving laws and regulations, standardizing energy label grades, increasing energy efficiency standard, promoting social supervision system and strengthening public awareness of energy saving and environmental protection, to promote sustainable energy consumption. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

This article discusses the role of the Renewable Energy Law of the PRC 2006 in bringing about a new dawn in the development, and particularly the commercialisation, of renewable energy in China. However, whether the Chinese government can invigorate the renewable energy industry with the aid of legislation alone is still uncertain. In this light, the article points out the changes to the content and form of China's legislation on renewable energy that are still needed. It also reflects on the merits and demerits of two ways in which governments may intervene in the renewable energy market — Renewable Power Portfolios and Feed-In Laws. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]