Abstract:

During the 30 years of reform and opening up, China makes great achievements in economic construction, but, at the same time, faces the increasingly serious problems of environments. Therefore, China wants to change the original mode of economic growth, building a lowcarbon economy. At the present, China is in a period of industrial and rapid urbanization. Although, because of the structure of coaldominated energy, China' s carbon dioxide emissions are in the front of the world, its per capita emissions are much lower than ones in developed countries. In this way, China should undertake a commonbutdifferentiated responsibility of reducing emissions. As the first step towards the low carbon economy, it is necessary for China' s traditional industries to save energy, reduce emissions and develop a circular economy. After that, the technology of advanced manufacturing and the internet of things should be developed so as to form a breakthrough of lowcarbon economy. While the adjustment of energy structure and the development of nuclear power and renewable energy are the basis for establishing lowcarbon society, advocating a lowcarbon, energysaving way of life is its fundamental guarantee.

Key words:  30 years of reform and opening up; mode of economic development; carbon dioxide emissions; circular economy; lowcarbon economy; internet of things