Год выпуска: 2012 Автор: Gang Chen Издательство: Страниц: 144 ISBN: 0415593131
Описание
To understand Chinaa??s climate change policy is not easy, as the country itself is a paradox actor in global climate political economy: it used to take very suspicious stand on the scientific certainty of climate change, but recently it has become a signatory and firm supporter of the Kyoto Protocol; it stubbornly refuses to accept any emission cutting obligations, but has gradually taken the lead in developing renewable energies and carbon trading business; it accuses western countries of their hypocrisy and irresponsibility, but ironically maintains close cooperation with them on low-carbon projects; it fears climate mitigation commitments may hamper the economic growth, but meanwhile spends most lavishly on the research and development of clean energy and other green technologies. This book, unlike other researches which explain Chinaa??s climate policy from pure economics or politics/foreign policy perspectives, provides a panoramic view over Chinaa??s climate-related...
