중국 도시의 저탄소 기후변화 완화정책과 법제 고찰

The paradigm of actors responding to climate change is expanding from countries to cities, companies, and individuals. The cities’ action responding to climate change has been received special attention. Cities generate the enormous amount of carbon dioxide that is the key contributor to induce climate change by using energy. Without the effort of cities to reduce carbon dioxide, it is hard to expect to respond effectively to the climate change. On the other hand, cities are very vulnerable to the climate change led to the extreme weather, such as localized heavy rain, intense heat that would resulting in completely breaking the urban systems. Thus, the effort of cities is essential for the mitigation of climate change. China as a major emitter of carbon dioxide is implementing a low-carbon city pilot policy in order to effectively mitigate climate change. Each local city leads its own low-carbon pilot policy in various fields like industry, architecture, and energy, suitable for each environment. It is expected to serve as a reference for preparing a policy for mitigating climate change in cities of Korea. Thus, the paper examines the meaning of cities as a subject to response to climate change first, and then analyzes the legislation and policy on low-carbon pilot cites. Based on this, it evaluates the policy and legislation of the representative low-carbon pilot cities, and then provides the implication to cities of Korea.