Effects of low-carbon economy on China's export trade

摘要

The development of low-carbon economy plays a major role on the optimization and upgrading of China's export trade, as well as the development of green trade and the improvement of the level of technology on the production of foreign products. However, in the short term it has some limitations, for instance, it reduces the competitive power of China's foreign trade and it hinders China from achieving its export potentials. It also deteriorates the trade environment as a whole. This article together with the reality of China responses regarding some measures about the development of China Foreign Trade is expected to show why and how important it is to ensure future energy efficiency improvements and a more advanced, low-carbon economy.