QCEL aims at acquiring and evaluating local carbon emission data, studying and establishing methods, tools and modeling, and proposing practical proposals for a low-carbon strategy of Qingdao. This municipal carbon data/assessment engineering lab will address bottlenecks such as inaccuracy and decentralization of fundamental data and inapplicability of international mature approaches. QFEL cooperates with the Energy Foundation China (EFC), C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), Institute for Sustainable Community (ISC) and others, and is seeking international partnerships.

China Bio news release, October 27, 2017