DAI Yixin: Low carbon city development in China: A case of Baoding

Low-carbon City Development in China: A Case of Baoding
Meng,Y., Dai, Y., Liu, Z., Zhang, H., Qi, Y.
School of Public Policy and Management
Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084

Overview
Background and Brief Introduction
Research Question
Methodology
Data and Findings
Conclusions

Background and Introduction
Raise up of “Low-carbon City” concept
Baoding’s low-carbon city development experience

Low-carbon City Development
Low carbon related concepts are widely spread all over the world
National efforts towards low carbon development
Efforts that local government makes towards LCC

Low Carbon City initiatives in China

Baoding:
Location: Hebei Province
Population:11,234,000 (urban population 1,060,100)
Area:22,109 square kilometers
GDP:119,996 billion yuan (2006)
Baoding

Low-carbon city development in Baoding

Baoding, He-Bei Province

Research Question
WHY/HOW:
Did Baoding select this low-carbon development model?
What are the driven factors for Baoding to develop its low-carbon city?

Methodology
Case based study
Aim at theory exploration

2010/3/18
Data Collection (I)
Interview：
Mayor
Director of the High-Tech Development Zone
Government branches, such as development reform committee, department of environmental protection, etc.
Major firms in Baoding
Experts in different areas

2010/3/18
Data Collection (II)
Statistics Data:
Social and Economic development statistics
City urban planning data
Questionnaire:
Major enterprises in Baoding High-Tech Development Zone

Findings (I) : Local governance structure change
International Governance
National/Central Governance
Local Governance
Local Government
Enterprise
General Public

Findings (II) : Influence of National Policy Change
Central Government Policy/ Strategy Change
2003, Scientific Outlook on Development
2005-2007, National regulatory and policy framework for sustainable development
Local-central policy dynamics.
Local Government Reaction
“Green Path” between economic development and environment : “Electric Valley Project”
“Solar City Project”
Baoding lobbied the Ministry of Science and Technology for four national titles

Findings (III) : Influence of International Governance Change
National policies
International organizations
Local leaders’ oversea visit
International market change
Solar PV, Existing World Capacity, 1995-2008
Wind Power, Existing World Capacity, 1996-2008

Conclusions
Local government stays central in building low-carbon city
Theoretical model to explain low-carbon city development in China
New governance model emerged in low-carbon city development

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DAI Yixin: Low carbon city development in China: A case of Baoding

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