The low-carbon development path toward common prosperity: A case study of Zhejiang
The study focuses on the relationship and interaction mechanism between low-carbon development and common prosperity and provides a systematic framework to help readers better understand the synergy between low-carbon development and common prosperity.。
This Practice Note focuses on Zhejiang Province, China’s first and only “demonstration zone for common prosperity.” It explores the possibility of local governments integrating their low-carbon transitions into the long-term strategy of achieving “common prosperity,” thereby supporting people, climate, and nature and aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly goals 1, 10, and 13.
This study is a joint effort by the Institute of Common Prosperity at Hangzhou City University and World Resources Institute. It focuses on the relationship and interaction mechanism between low-carbon development and common prosperity and provides a systematic framework to help readers better understand the synergy between low-carbon development and common prosperity.
