In recent years, Zhangye City, Gansu Province, has unswervingly followed the path of green and low-carbon urban development, focusing on low-carbon energy, low-carbon institutions, low-carbon communities, low-carbon transportation, etc., focusing on breakthroughs and focusing on areas, accelerating the formation of industrial structures, production and lifestyle, and spatial patterns that conserve resources and protect the environment, actively exploring paths to create "zero-carbon" cities, and