Transformation Strategy of Foreign Trade Growth Mode in Jiangxi: Based on Low-Carbon Economy

Min Dai,Meiling Hu,Yuhong Li

doi:10.4236/ib.2014.61002

Abstract

This work analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of developing low-carbon economy of Jiangxi province using the theory of trade and environment, and puts forward macro ideas and strategies to develop low-carbon economy and promote transformation of foreign trade growth mode of Jiangxi province from the system construction, element reserves, industrial layout, implementation approaches, and ways of developing low-carbon economy. Relying on the unique ecological advantages, the growth of foreign trade can be prompted to transfer from extensive mode to low-carbon green development and realize the strategy goal of Ecological province and Green development through developing low-carbon economy.

Highlights

About resources and environment, developed countries of industrialization tend to have a more profound understanding and a more intense sense of crisis, and the government pays more attention to the problems of balance between economic development and resources and environment
Circumvent stringent environmental policy, and reduce the production costs of pollution-intensive industries, manufacturers will definitely transfer these industries to developing countries of loose environment policy, thereby, the environment is seriously contaminated in these countries or regions, and further affecting the global environment [1]
The ecological and environmental protection started earlier in Jiangxi, provincial governments have been practicing the concept of low-carbon and environmental protection to achieve the economic goals of ecological province and green development, from the management projection of Mountain Lakes in the 80’s last century to the construction of Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Zone this century, the ecological advantage of Jiangxi is gradually standing out, the forest coverage of Jiangxi is up to 63.1%, forest carbon sinks is in the forefront of China; as the largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake is the only large one that is not contaminated in China; there are 156 nature reserves in Jiangxi, and the ecological environment is overall well

Summary

Introduction

About resources and environment, developed countries of industrialization tend to have a more profound understanding and a more intense sense of crisis, and the government pays more attention to the problems of balance between economic development and resources and environment. Despite the development of foreign trade will bring some capital accumulation and technological progress, and promote economic development in Jiangxi to some extent, while this extensive foreign trade growth mode has generated larger resource and environmental pressures on Jiangxi Province in the middle of its industrialization. If this extensive economic growth mode continues, the comparative advantages of low-cost products in Jiangxi Province will soon disappear, and further lose its international competitiveness for the apparent lack of resources and rise of labor costs, and the extensive growth of high pollution and high emissions will further weaken the original ecological advantages of Jiangxi province, and the economic growth will be immiserizing. Developing low-carbon economy and transferring the growth mode of foreign trade match the strategic objectives of ecological province and green development, and truly realize the dreams of both gold and silver mines and green hills as well as clean waters

Comparative Advantages of Developing Low-Carbon Economy

Findings

Strategy of Developing Low-Carbon Economy