China and Climate change
- Capital:
Beijing - Population:
1330044000 - Size:
9596960.0 Km2
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- The Adaptation Learning Mechanism
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- Search country-specific adaptation profiles from the Adaptation Learning Mechanism
- Climate legislation study: a review of climate change legislation in 33 countries (third edition)
- T. Townshend; S. Fankhauser; R. Aybar / GLOBE International, 2013
- This review of climate change legislation in 33 countries shows that developing countries are leading action on climate change. Overall, there has been significant progress in the climate and/or energy-related legislation of almost al...
- Brief on market-based policies for climate change mitigation in emerging economies
- S. Moarif; N. P. Rastogi / Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, 2012
- This brief explores the different types of market-based climate mitigation policies being implemented across five different emerging economies: China, India, Brazil, South Africa and South Korea. Market-based policies work through rai...
- The role of the EU, the U.S., and China in addressing climate change
- R. Leal-Arcas / Social Science Research Network, 2012
- This article analyses the position of the United States, China and the European Union (EU) in regard to climate change. Although climate change is a truly global issue, the focus is on these three main players in the international cli...
- How China built the world’s largest wind power market
- A. Yang / Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2011
- China’s energy demand has been growing at breathtaking pace putting pressure on the security of the country’s electricity supply, 70 per cent of which is based on coal. This ‘Inside story on climate compatible developme...
- The state of environmental migration 2011
- F. Gemenne / International Organization for Migration, 2012
- This report is the second volume in an annual series, which aims to provide regular assessments on the changing nature and dynamics of environmental migration. This volume focuses on cross-border displacement and the securitisation of...
- Competition and cooperation between Europe and China in the wind power sector
- R. Lema / Climate Change and Disasters Group, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2011
- This paper uses a value chain lens to examine the prospects for competition and cooperation between Europe and China in the global wind power sector. Drawing on insights from fieldwork conducted in 2010, combined with secondary indust...
- China Human Development Report 2009/10: China and a sustainable future: towards a low carbon economy and society
- United Nations Development Programme, 2010
- By analysing both the risks and potential benefits of China’s shift to a low carbon economy and society, this Human Development Report hopes to contribute to China’s rapidly evolving policies in this area. It highlights that...
- Research and practice of low carbon society in China
- J. Wang / Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning, 2010
- China faces a severe test in meeting both its economic development and carbon emission reduction goals. A low carbon society is believed to help reconcile these conflicting targets. This paper summarises the study on and practice of l...
- Climate change mitigation revisited: low-carbon energy transitions for China and India
- F. Urban / Wiley Online Library, 2009
- China and India are heavily dependent on high carbon fossil fuels. This article elaborates on the implications of low carbon energy transitions in the two countries, which can mitigate their serious contribution to climate change whil...
- Scoping assessment of knowledge needs in climate change adaptation in China
- L. Li. / Stockholm Environment Institute, 2012
- This report scopes out knowledge gaps and unmet needs relating to climate change adaptation in China and proposes ways to address them. It reviews existing climate change assessments and provides case studies of two ecological zones p...
- Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP)
- Founded in 2001, the Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning (CAEP) of the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) is a public institution with independent legal status. CAEP provides technical support and services such as environmental planning, environmental policy and consultation on environmental project selection management for the Chinese government and corporations.
