Low-carbon society creation and socio-economic structural transition in China

Xiangsheng Dou () and Huanying Cui
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Xiangsheng Dou: Southwest Jiaotong University
Huanying Cui: Southwest Jiaotong University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2017, vol. 19, issue 5, No 1, 1577-1599

Abstract: Abstract China is facing the problem of climate change, environment protection and energy security. Therefore, China has to create a low-carbon society to address them. The purpose of this paper is to make a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of China’s reality and transition to a low-carbon society. The research indicates that China’s transition to low-carbon society will inevitably meet many difficulties under the relatively backward situation of China’s socio-economic structure and technologies at the current stage. Therefore, China has to take concrete policies and countermeasures to promote its development gradually. In particular, China has to vigorously promote the innovation of low carbon system, technologies, subsidy and tax, financing and investment to lay groundwork for comprehensive development of low-carbon society.

Keywords: Low-carbon society creation; Energy saving and emissions reduction; Energy and resources consumption cut; Low carbon lifestyle; Low carbon production; Low carbon-oriented development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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