一、发展低碳经济有利于减轻我国的国际政治压力我国经济的快速发展导致了对能源的生产和消费需求的迅速增长。我国于1998年5月签署、2002年8月核准了《京都议定书》。尽管《京都议定书》中没有规定包括我国在内的发展中国家在2012年前的具体减排量,但《京都议定书》将于2012年到期,我国在国际舞台上将面临巨大的政治压力,美国与欧盟等发达国家将胁迫我国承担与发达 I. Developing a Low-carbon Economy Helps to Reduce Our Country’s International Political Pressure The rapid economic development in our country has led to the rapid growth of the demand for energy production and consumption. My country signed in May 1998, and ratified the Kyoto Protocol in August 2002. Although the “Kyoto Protocol” does not specify the specific emission reductions of developing countries, including China, before 2012, the “Kyoto Protocol” will expire in 2012. Our country will face enormous political pressure in the international arena, The developed countries such as the United States and the European Union will coerce China into undertaking and developing itself