Guang Yuan Low-carbon Development Path Based on SWOT Analysis

The low-carbon economic model is based on low energy consumption, low pollution, low emission; it is another major advancement of human society following agricultural civilization and industrial civilization. Low-carbon economy with its unique advantages and huge market has become a hot spot of world economic development. Now western region in China is facing two major tasks of the leapfrog development and sustainable development, as the less developed areas and the Wenchuan quake-hit, Guang Yuan has its representation and specificity. To achieve low-carbon reconstruction and sustainable development, how to choose a low-carbon path is very important for Guang Yuan. In this paper, it analyzed the advantage, weaknesses, opportunities and threats by SWOT method, and then proposed a feasible path for Guang Yuan’s low-carbon development; it also hoped to provide a reference for the scientific development of underdeveloped areas.