CHINA-SINGAPORE TIANJIN ECO-CITY RELEASES ACTION PLAN TO BOOST GREEN DEVELOPMENT

KUALA LUMPUR, July 25 (Bernama) -- China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City in north China's Tianjin Municipality has issued an action plan on carbon peaking and neutralisation in the bilateral project's latest move to boost green development.

According to the China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Administrative Committee in a statement, the action plan seeks to build a pioneering demonstration zone for carbon neutralisation with a focus on four key areas of industry, construction, energy and transportation.

The action plan will also create a batch of low-carbon and zero-carbon demonstration carriers and carbon reduction landmark projects in a bid to set up models for the whole country and worldwide.

By 2025, the per capita carbon emissions in the eco-city will be significantly lower than the average level of Tianjin, while carbon dioxide per unit of regional gross domestic product (GDP) and carbon emissions per capita will be among the lowest in China, by 2030, according to the plan.

Furthermore, the science park in the eco-city's south, the information park in the middle and the industrial park in the north will form major carriers for the region to build a green and low-carbon industrial cluster featuring a focus respectively on innovation, industrial transformation and manufacturing in different parts.

The southern part of China-Singapore cooperation zone and the Linhai New City area focus on developing technology-based and service-oriented low-carbon industries such as biomedicine, software and cultural tourism.

The cooperation zone's central area will highlight software and hardware integration to support the transformation and application of scientific research outcomes, while the northern part of both the cooperation zone and Binhai Tourism Zone will develop solid low-carbon manufacturing industries.

As the first national green development demonstration zone, the eco-city advocates ultra-low energy consumption, near-zero energy consumption and zero-energy buildings, seeking to construct low-carbon residential buildings and zero-carbon public buildings.

The plan also formulates specific tasks on green intelligent travel system, such as building a suitable and comfortable slow travel system, laying high-quality pedestrian lanes, and advocating green and low-carbon development.

The China-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City is a major cooperation project between the two countries and it is the world's first eco-city jointly developed to address global climate change, strengthen environmental protection, save resources and energy, and provide a model for sustainable urban development.

-- BERNAMA