By Liu Xin & Wang Wei, Institute of Market Economy, DRC

Research Report, No.343, 2021 (Total 6408) 2021-11-18

Abstract: Green consumption is featured by a moderate, economized and low-carbon consumption fashion. In the course of product and service selection, use and disposal, the emphasis is laid on the least emission of greenhouse gases and pollutants and the use of resources. The promotion of green consumption is one of the key tasks to develop green development modes and lifestyles, which is of great significance for driving overall green transformation of economic and social development and achieving the goals of carbon dioxide emissions peaking and carbon neutrality. Developed countries took early steps to promote green consumption and they have developed complete policy systems and fostered green consumption model. Their experience makes good reference to China. This paper illustrates the practices of major developed countries on promoting green consumption as well as their experience and policies on spurring green consumption. China needs to take the advantage as a latecomer to accelerate the building of a systematic and comprehensive policy system, refine infrastructure construction, and boost supply-demand side green products. Efforts are needed to encourage green consumption backed by incentive, restrictive and demonstrative measures respectively to guide and fuel green consumption.

Keywords: green consumption, international experience, policy system