China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) held the 2010 Roundtable Meeting in Shanghai from March 25 to 26, 2010. The theme of the roundtable meeting was “Low-carbon transformation for green urban development”. About 200 persons including council members and experts, representatives from departments of the State Council, local environmental protection bureaus and cities, business circles and Chinese offices of relevant countries and international organizations attended the meeting.

　　MEP Vice Minister Zhang Lijun addressed the meeting, CCICED Secretary General Zhu Guangyao attended the meeting and made a closing statement. Mr. Xu Qinghua, CCICED Deputy Secretary General and Director General of MEP Department of International Cooperation, chaired the meeting. The meeting included three sessions as “towards low carbon transformation: opportunities for urban development in China”, “the energy efficiency and environmental challenges for urban development” and “environmental and economic policies for green urban development”. The meeting shared the research findings of CCICED and policy recommendations to the Chinese Government in 2009, explored on China’s challenges regarding the change of development modes and economic restructuring, and discussed the world trends of urbanization as well as relevant problems concerning China’s urbanization process. The potential of transformation to low-carbon cities and green prosperity was prospected.

　　The meeting called for the following efforts: first, the transformation to low-carbon and green development is one of the important approaches for China to change economic development modes, and a crucial means to adjust development pattern and restructure the economy; second, low-carbon economy is one of the strategic options for addressing global climate change. China should vigorously promote the development of low-carbon technologies and low-carbon industries; third, urban areas should play a leading role in green development.; fourth, efforts should be made to build resource-saving and environment-friendly cities.