Governance Transformation of Chinese Local Government in the Context of Low Carbon Economy: Opportunities and Challenges

With the UN Climate Change Conference Copenhagen closed, to develop low carbon economy is upgraded to be a matter of politics, setting new rules for world development pattern. Seizing this opportunity, Chinese government is striving to find a new way to promote low carbon development, hereafter to innovate when facing social governance obstacles, in order to achieve sound management. This paper explores both the opportunities and challenges Chinese local governments will meet in governance innovation in low carbon context.