Evaluation and Prospects for a Green Transition Process in China

China has made important progress towards a ‘Green Transition’ in the past 10 years, with numerous major policy initiatives and growing public awareness. This is reflected in key indicators such as energy intensity, which has continuously improved alongside sustained GDP growth. Yet at the same time, it is clear that China’s overall environmental situation has been deteriorating. China urgently needs to push forward economic transition toward a new, more sustainable development model. The Task Force strongly recommends that the government focuses on reducing China’s tendency to over-invest in physical industrial capacity with its associated excessive energy consumption and air pollution.

Task Force: Innovation in Global Environmental Governance Topic: Climate Year: 2014 Phase: Phase V (2012-2017) Concluded