Greening China's Competitiveness: Advancing Low-Carbon Competitiveness in Economic and Technological Zones Phase II
In August 2013, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Low Carbon Promotion Center of the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) convened a workshop in Tianjin, China.
This workship discussed how low-carbon standards can be used as a policy instrument to accelerate the development of competitive green enterprises in economic and technological development zones administered by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce. This project is coordinated by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce with support from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. Participants included representatives from companies in TEDA, experts on low-carbon development and enterprises, Tianjin Climate Exchange and the Zhenjiang Development Zone.
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