From foot-draggers to strategic counter-partners : the dynamics of U.S. and Chinese policies for tackling climate change


Autoria(s): Cheng, Fang-Ting
Data(s)

10/09/2014

10/09/2014

01/09/2014

Resumo

As can been seen from the U.S.'s non-ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, together with the negotiations toward the post-Kyoto Protocol framework, the U.S. and China have been quarrelling over their responsibilities and have contradicted one another over the introduction of compulsory domestic greenhouse gases emission reduction targets. Therefore, for a long time, it has been argued that the controversy between the two countries has hindered the process of forging an international agreement to deal with climate change. On the other hand, Sino-U.S. bilateral cooperation on climate change has significantly increased in recent years in summit talks and their Strategic & Economic Dialogue (S&ED), especially after the 15th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen, one of whose aims was to facilitate positive negotiations for the post-Kyoto Protocol agreement. Analyzing this in the light of recent developments, we find that the U.S. and China have tended to address climate change and related issues from a pluralistic viewpoint and approach, by regarding the achievement of bilateral cooperation and global agreements as their common strategic objective.

Identificador

IDE Discussion Paper. No. 476. 2014.9

http://hdl.handle.net/2344/1383

IDE Discussion Paper

476

Idioma(s)

en

eng

Publicador

Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO

日本貿易振興機構アジア経済研究所

Palavras-Chave #China #United States #Climatic change #Foreign relations #Environmental problems #Climate change #Mitigation #Adaptation #Copenhagen Accord #Cancun Agreement #UNFCCC #Sino-U.S. relationship #U.S.-China Strategic & Economic Dialogue (S&ED) #451.85 #AECC China 中国 #NNUS United States アメリカ合衆国 #K32 - Environmental, Health, and Safety Law #O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products #O19 - International Linkages to Development;
Tipo

Working Paper

Technical Report