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scheme, assigning liability rules has been considered to be one of the most challenging issues. In general, a seller beware … liability works well in a strong enforcement environment. In the Kyoto Protocol, however, it may not always work. By contrast, a … buyer beware liability could be an effective deterrent to non-compliance, but the costs of imposing it are expected to be …
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scheme, assigning liability rules has been considered to be one of the most challenging issues. In general, a seller beware … liability works well in a strong enforcement environment. In the Kyoto Protocol, however, it may not always work. By contrast, a … buyer beware liability could be an effective deterrent to non-compliance, but the costs of imposing it are expected to be …
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China has realized that for its own sake and from the international community’s perspective, it cannot afford to continue along the conventional path of encouraging economic growth at the expense of the environment. Accordingly, the country has placed ecological goals at the same level of...
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Globally as well as in China, cities have contributed to most of the economic output and have accordingly given rise to most CO2 emissions. In particular, given unprecedented urbanization, cities will play an even greater role in shaping energy demand and CO2 emissions. Therefore, cities are the...
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China had been singled out by Western politicians and media for dragging its feet on international climate negotiations at Copenhagen, the accusations previously always targeted on the U.S. To put such a criticism into perspective, this paper provides some reflections on China's stance and...
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In what format and under what timeframe China would take on climate commitments is of significant relevance to China because it is facing great pressure both inside and outside international climate negotiations to exhibit greater ambition and is being confronted with the threats of trade...
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This paper provides a review of the literature on competitiveness and leakage concerns associated with differentiated climate abatement commitments among countries. The literature reviewed is not exhausted, but it is sufficient to provide a balanced view of both academics and policy circles....
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