Global warming and China's environmental diplomacy / Yu Hongyuan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yu, Hongyuan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (1992 May 9).

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Environmental policy--China.

Environmental policy.

Global warming--Government policy--China.

Global warming.

Greenhouse gases--Government policy--China.

Greenhouse gases.

Climatic changes--Government policy--China.

Climatic changes.

Global warming--Government policy--International cooperation.

Greenhouse gases--Government policy--International cooperation.

Climatic changes--Government policy--International cooperation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as a point of departure, this work examines China's response to the threat of global warming and the formulation of an environmentally conscious foreign policy.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Executive Summary for Global Warming and China's Environmental Diplomacy

I. Literature Review and Methodological Setting in this Book

II. From Fragmented to Coordinated Authoritarianism

III. The International Regime Theory in Chinese Climate Change Policy

IV. China's Climate Diplomacy Field: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

V. International-Domestic Implications for China and Global Climate Change

Interest-Based Explanantaion

Knowledge-Based Explanation

Domestic, Institution -Based Explanantaion

Introduction

1.1 Background of the Interaction Between the UNFCCC and China

1.2 Research Proposal on the UNFCCC and the Development of Foreign Policy Coordination in China

1.3 Research Case

1.4 Hypobook and Research Methods

1.4.1 Hypobook

1.4.2 Research Methods

1.4.3 The Research Stages

Theoretical Background for the Environmental Regimes

2.1 Key Concepts in my Book

2.1.1 International Regimes

2.1.2 Foreign Policy Coordination

2.2 Review on Related Literature

2.2.1 Theoretical Approach

2.2.2 International Regimes and Policymaking

2.2.2.1 Game-Theoretical Context for Policymaking

2.2.2.2 Functional Context for Policymaking

2.2.2.3 Structural Context for Policymaking

2.2.2.4. Cognitive Context for Policymaking

2.3 International Regimes and China

2.3.1 Different Models on Chinese Policymaking

2.3.1.1 Organization and Bureaucratic: Two Model Theory on Foreign Policy Coordination

2.3.1.2 Literature on Policy Making in China

2.3.2 International Regimes and China's Policymaking

2.3.3 Foreign Policy Coordination in China

2.4 Summary and Conclusion

The Background of Global Environmental Regimes

3.1 The UNFCCC and its Constituents.

3.2 The Rise and Development of the Environmental Regime-UNFCCC

3.2.1 The Agenda Formation Era of the UNFCCC

3.2.2 The Agenda Negotiation Era of International Regimes Against Global Warming

3.2.2.1 The First Conference of the Parties

3.2.2.2 The Second Conference of the Parties

3.2.3 Negotiation and Operation Stage

3.2.3.1 Kyoto Protocol

3.2.3.2 The Conference of Parties After Kyoto Protocol

China and Global Warming

4.1 The Fast Growth of Carbon Emissions in the Developing World

4.2 Impacts of Climate Change in China and Beyond

4.3 China's Domestic Response to Climate Change

4.3 China's International Response to Climate Change

4.4 Explanations for China's Responses to Climate Change

Green Challenges for China and the US Environmental Relations

5.1 The Rising of Environmental Politics and Security

5.2 Environmental Policy in China and the US

5.2.1 China's Environmental Policy

5.2.2 The US Environmental Policy

5.3 Environmental Cooperation Between China and the U.S.

5.4 The Divergence Between China and the US in Combating Green Challenges

Security Challenges of Global Warming and Implications for China and EU

6.1. Security Challenges of Climate Change in Asia-Pacific and Europe

6.2. EU and Climate Change

6.2.1 The Member State Level

6.2.2 The EU level

6.2.3 The International Level

6.3 China-EU Cooperation on Climate change

6.3.1 Cooperation on Regime Building for UNFCCC

6.3.2 China-EU Bilateral Cooperation

6.4 Conflicts between China and EU on Climate Change Issues

6.4.1 Common but Differential Responsibilities

6.4.2 The Equity Development and Technology Transfer

6.4.3 Adaptation and Mitigation for Climate Change

6.4.4 Conclusion

Interests-Based Explanation for Environmental Diplomacy.

7.1 The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the Interests Imposed by the GEF on China

7.1.1 The GEF as a Financial Mechanism of the UNFCCC to Prevent Global Warming

7.1.2 The Interests Imposed by the GEF on China

7.2 The GEF and the Foreign Policy Coordination Process in China

7.2.1 The Different Preference of China's Bureaucracies in the GEF

7.2.2 The Foreign Policy Coordination Process on the GEF

7.3 Summaries

Knowledge-Based Explanation for Environmental Diplomacy

8.1 The Issues Negotiated in the Conference of Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC and China's Policy

8.2 Foreign Policy Coordination on the Issues Negotiated in the Conference of Parties

8.2.1 Foreign Policy Coordination Process

8.2.2 The Characteristics of Foreign Policy Coordination on Issues Negotiated in the COP

8.2.3 International Norms on Foreign Policy Coordination in China

8.3 Conclusions

Domestic Institutions Based Explanation for Environmental Diplomacy

9.1 The UNFCCC as the Determinant Factor for the Creation of Foreign Policy Coordination in China

9.2 The Domestic Institutions for the UNFCCC

9.3 The Working Procedures of the China National Coordination Committee for Climate

9.4 The Divergence in Foreign Policy Coordination Institution

Conclusion

10.1 The Environmental Diplomacy and International Environmental System

10.1.2 The History of the International Environmental System

10.1.2.1 The Three Stages of an International Environmental System

10.1.2.2 Four Functions of an International Environmental System

10.1.3 The Institutions and Norms in International an Environmental System

10.1.3.1 The Important Institutions in International an Environmental System

10.1.3.2 The important norms of an international environmental system.

10.1.4 The Difficulties and Problems for the International Environmental System

10.2 The Conclusions From my Empirical Study

10.3 The Implications From my Empirical Study

10.3 Conclusion

Two Logics of Climate Change Games: Environmental Governance and Know-How Competition

11.1. Two Logics of Climate Change Games

11.1.1. The Logic of Collective Action in International Environmental Cooperation

11.1.2. International Competition for New Eenergy

11.2. The Logic of Collective Action in Climate Change

11.2.1. The Different Responses of the EU and the U.S.

11.2.2. Developed against Developing: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Equity in Collective Action against Global Warming

11.2.3. International Norms and Climate Change Cooperation in poor Countries

11.3. The Logic of International Competition for New Energy

11.3.1. Transition in the Traditional Energy System

11.3.2. Power Transition and the New Energy Chain

11.3.3. The Domination of Rich Countries in New Energy Competition

11.4. The Implications of the Two Logics of Climate Change Games for China

11.4.1. The Influence of the Two Logics of Climate Change Games

11.4.2. Internal Responses to the Two Logics of Climate Change Games

11.4.3. External Responses to the Two Logics of Climate Change Games

The Future Trend of International Environment System and China's Environmental Diplomacy

12.1. The Concept of International Environmental System

12.2. The History of International Environmental System

12.2.1. The Three Stages of International Environmental System

12.2.2. Four Functions of International Environmental System

12.3. The Institutions and Norms in International Environmental System

12.3.1. The Important Institutions in International Environmental System.

(1) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

(2) The Global Environment Facility (GEF)

12.3.2. The Important Norms of International Environmental System

(1) The Principle of sustainable development

(2) Common but differential responsibilities

(3) Environmental interdependence and international cooperation

12. 4. The Difficulties and Problems for the International Environmental System

(1) The Great powers in the international environment system

(2) The equity development

12.5. The Future Trend of International Environmental System

12.6. International Energy System

12.6.2. The Development of International Energy System

12.6.2.1. The interaction between energy production and consuming countries

(1) The Imbalance of World Energy production and consumption.

(2) The interaction between energy production and consuming countries

12.6.2.2 The problems in international energy system

(1) The Potential Crisis in International Energy System

(2) The Competition among and between energy consuming states

12.6.3. The Institutions and Norms in International Energy System

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

Group of Eight (G8 Summit)

International Energy Agency (IEA)

The European Energy Charter Treaty

Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM)

12.6.4. The Challenges for International Energy System

(1) The geopolitical conflicts

(2) Economic security and international energy system

(3) Developing country's energy consumption model

(4) Global Warming challenges for international energy system

12.6.5. The Future Trend of International Energy System

(1) The cooperation and coordination between and among key players

(2) Coordination regime building for energy consuming countries

(3) Energy Technology transfers for clean development in developing world.

Developing Countries and Climate Change Negotiations.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-188) and index.

Description based on print version record and cip data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-61728-070-4

OCLC:

847729067