Research On The Development And Evaluation Of Low-Carbon Economy Of Jiangsu Province

With the growth of global population and economy, the influences of pollution and lack of resources become more and more important in the development of human society and economy. Climate issues have already become the focus point in the international community. To develop Low-Carbon economy, an effective way to solve these problems, is supported by many countries in the world. China is the second largest resource consumer in the world, and Jiangsu Province is an important part in China's economy, therefore to develop Low-Carbon economy is very important to Jiangsu for developing environment-friendly and resource-economic society, and transforming economy mode. This research studied the performance of Low-Carbon economy in Jiangsu, and proposed some suggestions, which would be helpful to its future development of Low-Carbon economy.This research includes four parts. Firstly, the research introduces the concept of Low-Carbon economy and some basic theories. Then the situation and developing process of Low-Carbon economy of many countries and regions are analyzed. Thirdly, two aspects of resource consuming and several classic indexes are analyzed to reflect the level of Low-Carbon economy of Jiangsu. After that, A STRIPAT model are used to study the factors can impact the development of Low-Carbon economy in Jiangsu, which followed by an evaluation of Low-Carbon economy development of 13 cities in Jiangsu, by Factor Analysis. At last, suggestions are proposed for future development of Low-Carbon economy in Jiangsu.This research has some conclusion about Low-Carbon economy of Jiangsu. In recent years, the improvement of Low-Carbon economy in Jiangsu is remarkable, but it is not reach the highest level of China and the world. The factors effecting development of Low-Carbon economy of Jiangsu include technological factors and other factors, and the technological factors are the essential. The other factors include industrial structure, population increase, urbanization level and international trade. The Low-Carbon economy of Nanjing is the best-developed in 13 cities in Jaingsu, Suzhou is the second and Wuxi is the third. And three cities in northern part of Jiangsu are the last three. To accelerate the development of Low-Carbon economy in Jiangsu, the government should take some policies, which are about government function, industrial structure, and new techniques, into measure.