The National Development and Reform Commission recently announced its first batch of carbon peak pilot sites, which includes Ordos and Baotou cities, as well as the Chifeng High-tech Industrial Development Zone in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

In terms of economic foundation, the regional GDP of Ordos and Baotou in 2022 reached 561.34 billion yuan ($76.90 billion) and 374.99 billion yuan respectively, ranking first and second in the region. The GDP of the Chifeng High-tech Industrial Development Zone in 2022 came in at 101.49 billion yuan, ranking first among the nine parks declared in Inner Mongolia.

Ordos is a typical resource-based city, Baotou is a comprehensive industrial city, and the Chifeng High-tech Industrial Development Zone has a diversified industrial structure. The inclusion of these three locations for carbon peak pilot construction is for demonstrative purposes.

The construction of carbon peak pilot cities and zones can effectively stimulate ingenuity and creativity.