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Municipal Government has been actively pursuing retrofitting, along
with rooftop gardens and renewable energy, and views this as a way
to stimulate large-scale building efficiency programmes. Hangzhou’s
green transportation programmes are also among the most advanced
in China. In 2008, the city introduced a public bicycle programme
covering most urban areas in its jurisdiction. The government supplies
some 50,000 bicycles, which are available for use at little or no cost,
depending on usage. The bike programme in Hangzhou city is very
effective and has become a model for other cities to follow. Another
area Hangzhou is focusing its efforts on is eco-tourism. Hangzhou
typically has a lot of tourists visiting the West Lake in the centre
of the city. In an attempt to tackle the lake’s pollution problem,
Hangzhou has passed a series of legislative measures by regulating
the tourism market. The government has developed and renovated a
number of other tourist attractions in the city in order to address the
tourism demand.
Figure 3.5 Targets of Pilot Cities and Provinces for Emissions Peak
Source: National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation
3.4 The Way Forward
The State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC), which is aligned
around the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), is well
placed to serve as a development tool. Analytics which form the basis
of SAPCC recommendations include current and future development
scenarios and likely impact of climate change; and identify vulnerable
areas, sectors and communities, and their associated risks. In the
state-specific SAPCCs, each state comes out with its own agenda of
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with rooftop gardens and renewable energy, and views this as a way
to stimulate large-scale building efficiency programmes. Hangzhou’s
green transportation programmes are also among the most advanced
in China. In 2008, the city introduced a public bicycle programme
covering most urban areas in its jurisdiction. The government supplies
some 50,000 bicycles, which are available for use at little or no cost,
depending on usage. The bike programme in Hangzhou city is very
effective and has become a model for other cities to follow. Another
area Hangzhou is focusing its efforts on is eco-tourism. Hangzhou
typically has a lot of tourists visiting the West Lake in the centre
of the city. In an attempt to tackle the lake’s pollution problem,
Hangzhou has passed a series of legislative measures by regulating
the tourism market. The government has developed and renovated a
number of other tourist attractions in the city in order to address the
tourism demand.
Figure 3.5 Targets of Pilot Cities and Provinces for Emissions Peak
Source: National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation
3.4 The Way Forward
The State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC), which is aligned
around the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), is well
placed to serve as a development tool. Analytics which form the basis
of SAPCC recommendations include current and future development
scenarios and likely impact of climate change; and identify vulnerable
areas, sectors and communities, and their associated risks. In the
state-specific SAPCCs, each state comes out with its own agenda of
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