1、1Low-carbon city development in China:Evaluation results for more than 100 cities around the worldWRI.ORG.CNShiyong Qiu,Jiaying Lin,Daizong Liu,Hongqiang Jiang,Dong Cao,Yuan Wang,Hongyu Zhang,Bo Li,and Chen LiangLOW-CARBON CITY DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA:EVALUATION RESULTS FOR MORE THAN 100 CITIES AROUND

2、THE WORLD2WRISuggested Citation:Qiu,S.,J.Lin,D.Liu,H.Jiang,D.Cao,Y.Wang,H.Zhang,B.Li,and C.Liang.2024.Low-carbon city development in China:Evaluation results for more than 100 cities around the world.Report.Beijing:World Resources Institute.https:/doi.org/10.46830/wriwp.22.00092enDesign and Layout b

3、y:Harry Zhang ILow-carbon city development in China:Evaluation results for more than 100 cities around the worldTABLE OF CONTENTSIII Executive summary1 Research background2 Global climate change calls for low-carbon cities3 Evaluating global,urban low-carbon development to guide Chinese cities4 Rese

4、arch purpose and scope7 Methodology and data8 Selection of cities9 Analysis method14 Data sources 14 Research limitations17 Evaluation results19 Chinese cities have made significant progress in low-carbon development21 Chinese cities perform better in low-carbon consumption25 Low-carbon pioneer citi

5、es are mostly located in the temperate and cold temperate zones26 The overall low-carbon performance of service-oriented cities is even better29 Case studies31 Megacities,represented by Shanghai,should increase low-carbon investment in production and consumption,and play a leading role32 Service-ori

6、ented cities,represented by Guilin,should upgrade and optimize their industrial structures based on local resource endowments,and find a proper low-carbon economic model35 Industrial cities,represented by Tangshan,should leverage the economic upside cycle to achieve a green industrial transition36 A