Low-Carbon Economy: An Essential Path for China to Address Climate Change

Since the industrial revolution, with the expansion of the global population and the rapid economic development, global climate warming and a series of environmental problems, which caused by the overuse of fossil energy, have become a hot topic all over the world. This paper systematically reviewed the development of low-carbon economy at home and abroad, in-depth analyzed the internal and external pressure, which the development of low-carbon economy in china must face at the moment. Based on this, with the scientific development as a guide, the paper puts corresponding strategies and suggestions, which should be taken to develop low-carbon economy in our country without affecting the socio-economic development.