Energy and environmental policy in China
Zhang, ZhongXiang.
Energy and environmental policy in China towards a low-carbon economy / [electronic resource] : ZhongXiang Zhang. - Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011. - 1 online resource (xvi, 175 p.) : ill. - New horizons in environmental economics . - New horizons in environmental economics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Effective environmental protection in the context of government decentralization -- 3. Is it fair to treat China as a Christmas tree to hang everybody's complaints? : putting its own energy saving into perspective -- 4. Assessing China's carbon intensity pledge for 2020 : stringency and credibility issues and their implications -- 5. In what format and under what time frame would China take on climate commitments? : a roadmap to 2050 -- 6. The US proposed carbon tariffs, WTO scrutiny and China's responses -- 7. Conclusions : China in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
This pioneering book provides a comprehensive, rigorous and in-depth analysis of China's energy and environmental policy for the transition towards a low-carbon economy.
9780857938169 (e-book)
2011926261
Energy policy--China.
Environmental policy--China.
Electronic books.
HD9502.C62 / Z43 2011
Energy and environmental policy in China towards a low-carbon economy / [electronic resource] : ZhongXiang Zhang. - Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2011. - 1 online resource (xvi, 175 p.) : ill. - New horizons in environmental economics . - New horizons in environmental economics. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Effective environmental protection in the context of government decentralization -- 3. Is it fair to treat China as a Christmas tree to hang everybody's complaints? : putting its own energy saving into perspective -- 4. Assessing China's carbon intensity pledge for 2020 : stringency and credibility issues and their implications -- 5. In what format and under what time frame would China take on climate commitments? : a roadmap to 2050 -- 6. The US proposed carbon tariffs, WTO scrutiny and China's responses -- 7. Conclusions : China in the transition to a low-carbon economy.
This pioneering book provides a comprehensive, rigorous and in-depth analysis of China's energy and environmental policy for the transition towards a low-carbon economy.
9780857938169 (e-book)
2011926261
Energy policy--China.
Environmental policy--China.
Electronic books.
HD9502.C62 / Z43 2011