TY - BOOK AU - Zhang,ZhongXiang ED - Edward Elgar Publishing. TI - Energy and environmental policy in China: towards a low-carbon economy T2 - New horizons in environmental economics SN - 9780857938169 (e-book) AV - HD9502.C62 Z43 2011 PY - 2011/// CY - Cheltenham, U.K. PB - Edward Elgar KW - Energy policy KW - China KW - Environmental policy KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781848445468.xml ER -