China Academy of Urban Planning & Design (CAUPD) and EF China signed on January 19 a memorandum of understanding on establishing ‘China's Urbanization Think Tank Forum’

The China Urban Sustainability Coalition, along with multiple non-profit organizations that advocate for sustainable urbanization in China, jointly released the Ten Key Principles of Low Carbon Urbanization on December 3rd in Paris, at China Pavilion of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21), offering recommendations for Chinese cities’ transition towards a green and low-carbon development model.

China’s overall “1+N” climate action framework is taking shape to drive peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060 (the “30/60” goals).

On June 6, 2022, with the support of Energy Foundation China, the Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning and Design and the Peking University Territorial Planning and Design Institute jointly held an expert workshop to review their research and demonstration project that aims to structurally optimize Beijing’s pedestrian and bicycle systems through integrating the three networks of pedestrian-bike lanes, greenways, and waterfront spaces.

Energy Foundation China has long concerned ourselves about low carbon systems of Chinese cities. We support research on national low carbon policy, test comprehensive/special planning for pilot cities, and explore innovative low carbon solutions to help Chinese cities realize early carbon peaking and neutrality.

In September 2022, with support from Energy Foundation China, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy released this report resenting a strategy for developing bicycle systems for different street types in different areas of central Guangzhou districts.

In September 2021, with the support of Energy Foundation China, the Beijing Association of Sustainable Development and the ZKHY Energy Internet Research Institute released this report analyzing how Beijing has conducted building energy saving and clean heating retrofits in its rural areas.

In December 2021, with support from Energy Foundation China, the Harbin Institute of Technology released this report presenting how Chinese cities can meet their goals for climate change, air quality, and economic growth at the same time.