Study on the Status and Development Strategy of Low-Carbon Economy in the Northeast Old Industrial Base

Abstract

Along with global climate warming, low-carbon economy attracts much attention and has become one of the research hotspots. As the old industrial base, Northeast China is the key to emission reduction. This paper analyses the development status of low-carbon economy in the northeast old industrial base from the economic development, energy consumption and carbon emissions, and then concludes four problems, including heavy industry which dominated in the economy, the severe disproportion in the energy consumption structure, the lack of technological innovation and the outdated equipment, the unreasonable supporting policy mechanism, finally puts forward corresponding countermeasures, transform traditional industries and develop burgeoning industries, optimize energy structure and develop clean energy, introduce highly efficient equipments and encourage technical innovation, make the planning strategies and innovate in policy mechanism.