Summary:

This factsheet provides an overview of China's low-carbon city policy framework and detailed action profiles for ten case cities, based on analysis of 42 low-carbon pilots. It presents the systematic policy framework that has emerged since 2010, including national and sectoral policies influencing city actions, city-level implementation mechanisms, and a comparison of U.S. and Chinese practices. The factsheet examines case cities' carbon emission goals, economic decarbonization strategies, energy supply transitions, industry efficiency improvements, building codes, transportation policies, and waste management approaches, highlighting the diversity of pathways across cities with different resource endowments and development stages.

Suggested citation:

Hu Min, Yang Li, Li Ang, Liu Shuang, Chen Lingyan. (2015). Low Carbon Cities in China: National Policies and City Action Factsheets. Beijing: Institute for Global Decarbonization Progress (iGDP).

License:

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)