Case Study: UK Government Identifying opportunity for Chongqing to become a low carbon, high growth economy. Background In light of the urgency to combat climate change, the UK Government’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is delivering a series of research and capacity- building projects across China to facilitate China's movement towards a low carbon, high growth economy. ERM's China team was hired by the FCO to collaborate with the Chongqing Academy of Social Sciences and UK-based think- tank Chatham House to identify options for Chongqing municipality's move towards low carbon, which could inform the drafting of Chongqing's Twelfth Five Year Plan. The strong presence of heavy industry and diverse socio-economic conditions present tough challenges for low carbon planners in this mu

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