Low Carbon City Act (Eco-City Act)

Source: International Energy Agency
Last updated: 5 November 2017
The Low Carbon City Act‚ aims to encourage cross-sectoral emission reductions in communities through low-carbon urban development.The Act requires local government to develop Low-Carbon Development Plans plans and facilitate actions to integrate various urban functions, to promote the use of public transportation, to enhance efficiency of energy use, to preserve urban green areas, and to promote urban greening.The Act offers tax breaks for certified energy efficient buildings (exceeding an energy efficiency standard, with other‚ low-carbon measures, water saving measures, use of sustainable building materials).

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