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Developing the Methodology and Piloting Low Carbon Zones in China

Building on the successful work of the Interdependencies on Energy and Climate Security for China and Europe project, this 18 month project with E3G, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the Chinese Energy Research Institute (ERI), will focus on four key areas - low carbon zones; harmonization of energy efficiency standards; scaling up EU-China technical and financial cooperation in areas such as carbon labelling and carbon markets; and lessons for other developing countries.

This project is part of the official Sino-UK and Sino-EU climate partnerships and is supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the UK in cooperation with the National Development and Reform Commission of China.

Forthcoming Output

Piloting low carbon development zones in China - including specific steps to promote low carbon investment, to facilitate diffusion of clean technologies and to expand carbon markets.

• Metrics
• Methodology
• Application of methodology in pilot area (Jilin)

Opportunities for international cooperation:

• Incentives for the EU
• Energy efficiency standards and best practice
• Technological cooperation and financing

Lessons for other developing countries.

Resources

• Low Carbon Zones: A Transformational Agenda for China and Europe
  Programme Paper, Matthew Findlay and Felix Preston, February 2009
• Changing Climates: Interdependencies on Energy and Climate Security for China and Europe (English and Chinese)
  Chatham House Report, Bernice Lee, Anthony Froggat et al, November 2007

Previous work in this area by Chatham House includes the project, Interdependencies on Energy and Climate Security for China and Europe.

Further Information

Felix Preston
Project Manager and Research Fellow, EEDP
+44 (0)20 7957 5741
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