Beijing skyline in the evening. Photo by Jens Schott Knudsen/ Flickr
China has grand plans to green its buildings.
The country’s national climate commitment calls for 50 percent of all new buildings constructed by 2020 to be certified green buildings, while its 13th Five-Year Plan prioritizes building efficiency.
The city of Shenzhen in China has developed an action plan as part of it’s 5 Year Plan to strategically improve efficiency in buildings. Photo by Byoung Wook/Flickr.
On February 23 the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the Energy Efficiency in Buildings laboratory (EEB Lab) in Shanghai. In a city where 18.
To meet its emission goals, China should begin to reevaluate building efficiency with new technology and better financing. (Photo: Alexander Savin / Flickr)
China made international news earlier this summer when it announced a new pledge to peak its emissions by 2030, in addition to other climate commitments.
Retrofitting public buildings to be more energy efficient is an important step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China. Photo by Brendan Corey Benson/Flickr.
As China urbanizes, buildings in the country’s cities are a growing source of emissions and air pollution.
Cities are the major drivers of economic growth—they account for 70% of the world’s GDP, and in recent years have lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty.