『Abstract
　China set an ambitious goal of reducing its energy use per unit of GDP by 20% between 2006 and 2010. Much of the country's effort is focused on improving the energy efficiency of the industrial sector, which consumes about two-thirds of China's primary energy. Industrial energy audits are an important part of China's efforts to improve its energy intensity. Such audits are employed to help enterprises identify energy-efficiency improvement opportunities and serve as a means to collect critical energy-consuming information. Information about energy audit practices in China us, however, little known to the outside world. This study combines a review of China's national policies and programs on energy auditing with information collected from surveying a variety of Chinese institutions involved in energy audits. A key goal of the study is to conduct a gap analysis to identify how current practices in China related to energy auditing differ from energy auditing practices found around the world. This article presents our findings on the study of China's energy auditing practices at the national and provincial levels. It discusses key issues related to the energy audits conducted in China and offers policy recommendations that draw upon international base practices.

Keywords: China; Industrial energy efficiency; Energy audit』

1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Energy auditing practices in China
　3.1. Institutions involved in energy auditing
　3.2. Types of energy audits
　3.3 Energy audit reporting and reviews
　3.4. Post-audit measure implementation
4. Gap analysis of energy auditing in China compared to international experience
　4.1. Lack of long-term and concerted policy mechanisms to promote energy auditing
　4.2. Lack of a national-level organization for implementation of energy audits
　4.3. Lack of proper motivation for enterprises to conduct energy audits
　4.4. Limited technical scope of energy audits
　4.5. Lack of proper economic feasibility analysis in energy audits
　4.6. Lack of suitable incentives for energy audits
　4.7. Lack of systematic standardization on energy assessment
　4.8. Lack of effective energy assessment tools
　4.9. Lack of capacity and proper training for energy audits
5. Policy recommendations for facilitating effective energy audits/assessments
　5.1. Maintain continuing and concerted policy support from the central government for energy audits
　5.2. Designate a national-level entity to lead the effort in organizing and coordinating energy audit activities
　5.3. Focus energy audits on assessing cost-effective energy-saving opportunities rather than on energy accounting audits
　5.4. Create specific funding to support energy audits
　5.5. Develop standards and assessment tools to effectively support energy audits
　5.6. Build strong capacity in energy auditing
　5.7. Strengthen international cooperation in energy auditing
6. Conclusions
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