FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Resource Base -- 3 Technology Readiness -- 4 Environmental Impacts of Renewable Electricity Generation -- 5 Renewable Energy Policies, Markets, and Deployment in China and the United States -- 6 Transitioning to a Sustainable Energy Economy -- 7 U.S.-Chinese Cooperation -- References -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Timeline of U.S.-Chinese Cooperation on Clean Energy and Climate Change -- Appendix B: Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Thermal Power Technology in China -- Appendix C: Life Cycle Assessment of Biomass Power in China -- Appendix D: Environmental Considerations for Photovoltaics.