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To scientifically measure the low-carbon construction effect of the city, this study constructs a reasonable comprehensive evaluation system of low-carbon city competitiveness from four aspects, including low-carbon economic foundation, low-carbon lifestyle, low-carbon environmental construction, and low-carbon technology development. An integrated weight model of attributes consisting of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and entropy weight method is then established, and on this basis, an integrated TOPSIS model is constructed to assess the development of low-carbon competitiveness in Huzhou City. A horizontal comparative analysis of five cities around Huzhou is also conducted, and the current level of low-carbon competitiveness of cities in the central region of the Yangtze River Delta is further explored. 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