Low-Carbon-Type Government: The Rational Choice for the Development of Low-Carbon Economy

The low-carbon economy has become the focus of global common concern while the government is playing an important role in the process of the implementation of the low-carbon economy. The government´s own low-carbonization reflects the true nature of a low-carbon economy. This article gives a definition to the low-carbon-type government and makes an analysis for the necessity to the construction of the low-carbon-type government as well as the possible direction and the path that the government should take in the building up of the low-carbon-type government. It makes it clear that the construction of low-carbon-oriented government is the rational choice for the implementation of a low-carbon economy.