Public letter to the Department of State: a low-carbon green industry will be included in National development planning

Recently, the State Public letter to the Ministry ofdevelop the economy, to develop low-carbon
Energy Saving and Comprehensive Utilizationindustries, promoting industrial development pattern.
Department, Deputy Director Gao Dongsheng 26Low-carbon economic center will be built in Tianjin
manufacturing industries in the Asia Forum 2009    26, the Tianjin Municipal Government in China
conference that should a low-carbon green industrialand the United Nations system, the United Nations
development into industrial development planning, asFoundation signed a memorandum of understanding to
well as national development planning.establish partnerships. The memo revealed that the
    CPPCC Vice Chairman Zhang Meiying are onUnited Nations will establish a low-carbon economic
the same occasion that the next internationalcenter of Tianjin.
competition is no longer the traditional capital, resources    
and labor competition, but competition in carbon    Raised in the memorandum of understanding,
productivity, energy-saving emission reduction is alsothe first three issues of common concern include:
productive, she said: "China is cutting energy use rowbuilding an ecological city of Tianjin; in Tianjin, a
will have a breakthrough in progress and usher in alow-carbon economy, including the establishment of a
low-carbon economic times ahead. "United Nations in Tianjin, a low-carbon economic
Low-carbon industry will be incorporated into nationalcenter. In addition, the future without the consent of
development planningboth parties will continue to be assessed and revised
    Zhang Meiying said China's great efforts tothe range of issues of common concern.
develop low-carbon economy, energy-saving and new    The United Nations system in China Khalid Malik
energy industries, and to accelerate the pace ofsaid he hoped Tianjin able to accumulate a good
independent innovation, promote industrial upgradingeco-development experience, the development of
and structural adjustment, fully demonstrates theChina set an example to the people of the world to
Chinese Government to develop low-carbon economypromote. Hope for the future with Tianjin in the city,
to address global climate change, the sincerity andpeople's livelihood, market and technology cooperation.
efforts, and also discovered numerous business    
opportunities.    Tianjin Mayor Huang Xingguo said that as a
    traditional industrial city of Tianjin must now be thinking
    Gao Dongsheng said at the meeting, as theof a new green development model. And
industrial sectors of the competent authorities, willforeign-profile co-operation between China and
continue to take effective measures to actively guideSingapore, the construction of eco-city project, is in
the industry to go green development. He thenaccordance with ecological economy, ecological social
introduced the letter to the Ministry of Public initialand ecological environment, ecological culture of
thoughts in this regard, first of all, should theadvanced concepts to accelerate the building of a
development of low-carbon green industries into themodel of sustainable development city. Tianjin Eco-city
industrial development planning and nationalat home and abroad to learn the advanced
development planning, guidance, and support for socialexperience and practice ideas to strengthen
foster green growth and low-carbon developmentinternational cooperation in the green economy.
concept. At the same time, grasping energy-saving    
emission reduction technologies, green and   In recent years, Tianjin has scored remarkable
climate-friendly technologies, especially low-carbonachievements in economic and social development,
technology research and development, environmentalwhile, in the eco-city construction, energy saving
protection and energy-efficient equipment and speedresources and protecting the ecological environment
up the popularization and application. Another key herehas also made remarkable achievements. At present,
is to grasp the green, low-carbon standards for theTianjin has been established as the national model of
development and application.circular economy pilot cities, new energy, new
    materials, renewable resource use, seawater
    He said that from the national, local, fiscal policy,desalination and other new industries to accelerate
industrial policy and tax policy and other areas, supportdevelopment.
and guide enterprises to guide society, to vigorously