Greater China (incl. Hong Kong)

China Redesign

China, like other emerging markets, is characterized by rapid growth and industrialization, by and large brought by a high rate of urbanization. While meeting the infrastructure needs of the newly expanded cities in China presents huge opportunities, this energy and resource intensive economic model is depleting China’s own natural resources.

China Redesign is a catalyzing leadership program aiming to shift China’s energy and resource consumption toward low emissions while accelerating green growth. It:

• Focuses on working with solution providers, policy makers, city managers, end users and investors under a holistic framework to decarbonize urban and industrial development.
• Advocates the development and advancement of an economic system that is in balance with the planet’s limits.

China Redesign aims to identify and integrate China’s opportunities for green growth, backed by low carbon innovations and creative financing models. It also inspires the necessary leadership to drive positive actions, market mechanisms and bottom-up initiatives in cities that support the low carbon aspirations of the 12th Five-Year Plan. The long-term vision is to leverage the low carbon transformation of China to integrate a ‘clean revolution’ into the world economy, securing a better, more prosperous future. For all.

Strategic goals of China Redesign are to reduce greenhouse gases, enhance resource effectiveness, improve city resilience and trigger market transformation to a low carbon economy. To achieve these goals, the three-year campaign will address challenges in four major sectors:

• Improving the planning and design of urban development with integrated solutions;
• Building finance models that drive innovation and incentivize best performance;
• Developing infrastructure that empowers green growth and sustainable lifestyles;
• Redefining industry to manage resources as part of a circular economy.

China Redesign is built on a deep understanding of the complexity of de-carbonizing China’s urban and industrial development. It promotes thought leadership exchanges through the formation of Expert Councils, the brain power and driving force for the program. They will be setting the specific goals and multi-year roadmaps for respective target sectors. They will also facilitate the development of and put in place the Solution Models, covering policy frameworks, market incentives, financial tools and technical standards.

Organizations are able to take part in this transformational movement by committing to Expert and/or Network Membership, which give access to respective China Design Program Platforms.

With China Redesign, we are creating a lasting legacy in response to the global climate challenge.

Contact Eric Walker (ewalker@theclimategroup.org) or Kalmond Ma (kma@theclimategroup.org) if your organization is interested in supporting or participating in China Redesign.

More on China Redesign:

Event: China Redesign

Event review: Tony Blair, Jiang Zhaoli and business leaders attend China Redesign

News: Landmark program will help Chinese cities meet low carbon objectives of 12th Five Year Plan

Download update from Changhua Wu on China Design (translated by Sofia Li-Hsin)

Hong Kong Low Carbon Community Campaign

HK Low Carbon Community Campaign (HKLCCC) is a one-year program which aims to catalyze the development of a low carbon community to combat climate change through the enrichment of climate change knowledge and collective efforts among the public. HKLCCC is sustainable and self-reinforcing, triggering community movement towards a low carbon lifestyle during and beyond the campaign period. The ultimate aim is to create a low carbon culture in Hong Kong.

HKLCCC is sponsored by the Hong Kong International Airport Environmental Fund. Key campaign programs include low carbon living blogger contest, experiential learning modules and other e-learning tools.