Examining the Development of China's Low-Carbon Pilots:A Perspective of Non-Technological Innovation

This paper explores the non-technological innovation system for building low-carbon cities in China.It establishes a comprehensive evaluation index system and grading standards for lowcarbon cities,concerning both technological innovation and non-technological innovation factors.Defining non-technological innovation factors as independent variables,GDP per capita as the main control variable,and low-carbon development and carbon productivity as dependent variables,this paper examines the contribution of non-technological innovation to the building of lowcarbon cities.The result shows that non-technological innovation manifested a significant trajectory of progress.It demonstrates that the continuous improvement to non-technological innovation system should effectively promote the further development of low-carbon cities.