China's approach to international climate policy: change begins at home

Comment | Stellungnahme

Chinese government officials have repeatedly declared that China – now the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter – wants to take on more responsibility for climate policy at the international level. Chinese emissions targets were announced in July at the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, but were then withdrawn. China, along with the United States, will play a decisive role in preparations for the Climate Summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris in 2015, during which a new agreement is to be launched. At home, China faces the challenge of reducing the tremendous harm done to its population by smog and environmental damage. Ad hoc measures may achieve quick successes, but without major structural changes the emissions trend will not change. This is challenging for Beijing, as can be seen in its wavering over international commitments. China’s international involvement depends on: momentum from the U.S.; balancing the interests of developing countries; and the readiness of the EU to press forward on important issues bilaterally rather than internationally. (author's abstract)

Angaben zum Objekt

• Weitere Titel: China und die internationale Klimapolitik: der Wandel kommt von innen
• ISSN: 1861-1761
• Umfang: Seite(n): 4
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: SWP Comment (40/2014)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Ökologie ; Politikwissenschaft ; Ökologie und Umwelt ; spezielle Ressortpolitik ; China ; Umweltschutz ; Klimapolitik ; Klimaschutz ; Emissionshandel ; Umweltpolitik ; internationale Zusammenarbeit

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Dröge, Susanne ; Wacker, Gudrun
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
• (wo): Deutschland, Berlin
• (wann): 2014

Weitere Informationen

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-401872
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 21.06.2024, 16:26 MESZ