21世纪低碳经济发展潮流与道路选择

人类社会正在面临有史以来最严重的气候变化困境。发达国家工业化进程中大量排放的二氧化碳等温室气体，导致全球气候变暖。给社会经济可持续发展带来巨大的负面影响。低碳经济是以低能耗、低污染、低排放为基础的经济发展新模式。发展低碳经济、减少二氧化碳排放是应对全球气候变化的有效途径。我国正处于重要的历史发展时期，转变经济发展模式，调整产业结构，优化能源配置，选择低碳经济发展道路，将为我国在全球新一轮经济竞争中赢得发展的先机。

On Choosing Low-Carbon Economy as Trend and Orientation of Economy Development in 21st Century

The human society is facing the most serious dilemma of climate change. In the process of industrialization in developed countries, a large number of emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases have resulted in global warming, making a huge negative impact on the sustainable social economy development. Low-carbon economy based on low energy consumption, less pollution and low emission becomes a new model of economy development, for developing low-carbon economy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions is an effective way of tackling global climate change. At a new important period of China＇s historical development, transforming economy development mode, adjusting the industrial structure and optimizing energy configuration by choosing path of development of low-carbon economy will take the preemptive opportunities for China＇ s development in the new round of global economic competition.