A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Beijing Municipal Institute of City Planning & Design and Arup on November 10, to undertake a ¡®Study on the Carbon Emission Inventories of the Beijing City Plan¡¯. This is the first benchmark study to assess and evaluate the overall carbon emissions of the Beijing City Plan.
     Arup will undertake the study to identify carbon emissions sources, their contributions, and the different levels of emissions under different planning scenarios for the Beijing City Plan. The study will identify low-carbon planning strategies to reduce carbon emissions as part of the statutory plan for Beijing from now to 2020 and beyond. Arup's strategy will focus on managing urban growth, economic development and transformation, green building codes, clean industries, green transportation, low impact infrastructure and renewable energy.