China Hopes to Outline Standards to Build Low-Carbon Cities in Next Five-Year Plan

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China hopes to formulate standards for "low-carbon cities" that would combine urban planning, renewable energy, and energy-efficiency policies to reduce a city's carbon footprint, a leading Chinese sustainable development researcher told BNA.rnResearchers at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the National Development and Reform Commission are developing standards for a low-carbon city by compiling indexes and methodologies they can eventually put to practical use, Chen Hongbo, a researcher at the academy's Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies, told BNA April 13.