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Development Of An End-Use Sector-Based Low-Carbon Indicator System For Cities In China, L Price, N Zhou, D Fridley, H Lu, N Zheng, C Fino-Chen, Stephanie Ohshita

Environmental Science

In 2009, China committed to reducing its carbon dioxide intensity (CO2/unit of gross domestic product, GDP) by 40 to 45 percent by 2020 from a 2005 baseline. In March 2011, China’s 12th Five-Year Plan established a carbon intensity reduction goal of 17% between 2011 and 2015. China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) then announced the selection of five provinces and eight cities to pilot low carbon development work. Macro-level indicators of low carbon development, such as energy use or CO2 emissions per unit of GDP or per capita may be too aggregated to be meaningful measurements of whether a …

Strategies For Local Low-Carbon Development, N Zhou, L Price, D Fridley, Stephanie Ohshita, N Khanna, Min Hu, Xiulian Hu

Environmental Science

Cities around the world are implementing policies and programs with the goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as well as save energy, reduce costs, and protect the local, regional, and global environment. In China, low-carbon development is a key element of the 12th Five Year Plan. Pilot low-carbon development zones have been initiated in five provinces and eight cities and many other locations around China also want to pursue a low-carbon development pathway.

This booklet provides information for government officials, policy makers, program designers and implementers, provincial and city planners, and others who want an overview of the key options …