Utah-Taihu Institute of Environmental Research

The Chinese government is beginning to place a greater emphasis on transforming the economic development patterns in China to improve energy efficiency and promote environmentally sustainable development. This has increased the demand for low carbon development and design.

UTIER works with local governments and businesses to encourage low carbon development in China using advanced technology and technical expertise from the United States, including the China-US Carbon Capture and Storage Research Center and the Chongming Eco-Village