Evaluation of Low-Carbon Development of Chinese Cities in 2018

Nan Chen, Guiyang Zhuang, Shouxian Zhu, Dong Wang and Jue Li
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Nan Chen: Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, No. 33 Beisihuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100101, China
Guiyang Zhuang: Research Institute for Eco-civilization, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 27 Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, China3University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 11 Changyu Street, Fangshan District, Beijing 102488, China
Shouxian Zhu: Research Institute for Eco-civilization, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 27 Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, China3University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 11 Changyu Street, Fangshan District, Beijing 102488, China
Dong Wang: Research Center for Climate Change and Low-Carbon Economy, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China5HIT Campus of University Town of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518055, China
Jue Li: School of Environment, South China Normal University, No. 378 Waihuan West Road, Guangzhou University Town, Guangzhou 510006, China

Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), 2021, vol. 09, issue 01, 1-26

Abstract: This paper evaluates the low-carbon development of 176 Chinese cities in 2018 using the Low-carbon City Evaluation Indicator System developed by Research Institute for Eco-civilization, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The evaluation shows an overall improvement of low-carbon development of cities in China, with 10 cities scoring 90 points and above, and 106 cities scoring 80–89 points. From the perspective of city category, the low-carbon development scores present an order as follows: service-oriented cities>comprehensive cities>ecology-prioritized cities>industrial cities. Geologically speaking, eastern cites perform best, western cities come second and central cities come last. Of the three batches of low-carbon city pilots, the scores follow the pattern of Batch 1>Batch 2>Batch 3. Most cities are characterized by high carbon consumption and reduced efforts in low-carbon management and capital investment. Finally, this paper proposes to attach more importance to low-carbon development and strengthen capacity building for low-carbon governance; intensify efforts for constructing low-carbon pilots in order to help achieve the goal of carbon emission peak during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period; and to improve the Low-carbon City Evaluation Indicator System.

Keywords: Green and low-carbon; multi-dimensional evaluation; city (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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