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Learning from Main Low Carbon Strategies

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In this chapter, we highlight some of the key low carbon strategies. To start with, we emphasise the role of carbon reduction measures in achieving low carbon development. We urge relevant stakeholders to consider energy policy and regulations that suggest carbon reduction practices, such as buildings, communities, cities, etc.

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Acknowledgments

Ali Cheshmehzangi acknowledges the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the National Development Reform Commission (NDRC) of China for the opportunity of a research project that he led during 2017 and 2018. In particular, we acknowledge colleagues and friends from ADB for their support and the opportunity to review China’s 13th Five-Year-Plan, which then identified the critical areas of low carbon development for the 14th Five-Year-Plan. Besides, we thank our team members at ‘Chinese Society for Urban Studies (CSUS)’ and ‘National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation (NCSC)’, both based in Beijing, China. In particular, we acknowledge the support of Dr. Hailong LI (leading the CSUS Team) and Dr. Xiu YANG (leading the NCSC Team). With their support and valuable collaboration, we managed to put together a very detailed review and a comprehensive technical report.

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Cheshmehzangi, A., Chen, H. (2021). Learning from Main Low Carbon Strategies. In: China's Sustainability Transitions. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2621-0_9

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