China had been singled out by Western politicians and media for dragging its feet on international climate negotiations … paper provides some reflections on China's stance and reactions at Copenhagen. While China's reactions are generally well … rooted because of realities at home, some reactions could have been handled more effectively for a better image of China. The …

China has realized that for its own sake and from the international community’s perspective, it cannot afford to … development. Specifically, to meet the grand goal involves not only capping China’s nationwide coal consumption to let it peak … arguing why China’s anti-pollution outcomes this time might be different from the previous ones. …

As an important step towards building a "harmonious society" through "scientific development", China has incorporated … quadrupling of its GDP while cutting its energy intensity by about three quarters between 1980 and 2000, China has had limited … the Copenhagen climate summit, China pledged to cut its carbon intensity by 40-45% by 2020 relative its 2005 levels to …

Just prior to the Copenhagen climate summit, China pledged to cut its carbon intensity by 40-45% by 2020 relative to … of whether such a pledge is ambitious or just represents business as usual. To put China's climate pledge into … set in the current 11th five-year economic blueprint, to what extent it drives China's emissions below its projected …

China's capital-intensive, export-oriented, spectacular economic growth since launching its open-door policy and … in China's trade differ, both single country studies for China and global studies show a hefty chunk of China's CO2 … emissions embedded in trade. This portion of CO2 emissions had helped to turn China into the world's largest carbon emitter, and …

, use of offsets, and enforcement and compliance. This article explains why China opts for emissions trading, rather than …

With large shares in global trade and carbon emissions, China's international trade is supposed to be significantly … and EU on China's international trade, based on a multi-sector dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. The … simulation results suggest that BTAs would have a negative impact on China's international trade in terms of large losses in both …

(CGE) model to estimate the impacts of the BTAs implemented by US and EU on China's sectoral carbon emissions. The results …

Globally as well as in China, cities have contributed to most of the economic output and have accordingly given rise to … whatever climate commitments beyond 2020 that China may take. Given the paramount importance of cities, China is practicing low … characteristics of China's LCC development. The paper then identifies eight problems and challenges for China's LCC development …

China's rampant environmental pollution problems and rising greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting climate change … are undermining its long-term economic growth. China, from its own perspective cannot afford to and, from an international … sparked China's determination to improve energy efficiency and cut pollutants, and to increase the use of clean energy in …