Emissions trading and climate diplomacy between Europe and China
Research report
Date
2016Metadata
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Abstract
Over the past decade, the EU has been following a “policy of
unconditional engagement” vis-à-vis the People’s Republic of
China, pursuing its promotion of effective multilateralism. In the
field of climate change, China has been an increasingly important
member of the UNFCCC process and a key target of European engagement
policies. Regardless of geographical distance, which
restricts European ability to influence, Europe has employed a
variety of instruments in its foreign environmental policy. Yet how
do Chinese decision-makers perceive these efforts?
The Paris COP21 Summit has been hailed as a major breakthrough
by Europeans and Chinese alike. Drawing on two sets
of interviews carried out in Beijing in 2012 and 2016 this brief
looks at the dynamics of climate policy adoption in China. Emissions
trading serves as a case study for domestic politics: the
seven pilot systems were also result of a turf battle between the
National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry
of Finance. The EU and Norway could plug into domestic policy
making by providing large-scale capacity building. So, could this
be a success story for climate policy promotion?
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