ABSTRACT
In July 2010, NDRC (National Development and Reform Commission) released “The notice on carrying out the pilot work of low carbon provinces and low carbon cities”. China started the low carbon city pilot project. According to the local declaration situation, working foundation, and pilot representative information, the government has decided to carry out the pilot work in Guangdong, Liaoning, Hubei, Shanxi, Yunnan provinces and Tianjin, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Guiyang, and Baoding cities first. Xuzhou won the national first batch of “the most competitive low carbon city” awards in 2010 which was unique in Jiangsu. All these conditions showed that constructing a low carbon city in Xuzhou was feasible and beneficial.
