Open AccessObstacles of and Countermeasures for China’s Low Carbon Community Construction
Author(s) -
Longbin Zhu,
Huang Ying,
Feng He
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/780/7/072005
Subject(s) - unit (ring theory) , status quo , environmental planning , china , climate change , carbon fibers , environmental resource management , environmental protection , business , environmental science , geography , political science , computer science , ecology , psychology , algorithm , composite number , law , mathematics education , archaeology , biology
Urban communities, as the most basic unit of the human systems on Earth, are important areas for mitigation and adaptation actions in climate change. However, with a lack of deep understanding of the status quo and composition of community carbon emissions, as well as of the issues in low-carbon actions, the measures taken are often superficial and not targeted, which makes low-carbon activities difficult to implement. This study selected different types of communities for questionnaire surveys online, and conducted field interviews and in-depth surveys afterwards in typical communities. Key data such as community energy consumption, transportation, garbage disposal, and the status of community low-carbon actions were collected, based on which the potentials of carbon reduction were analysed, the obstacles in low-carbon community construction were discussed and corresponding countermeasures were proposed.