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List of contents
1. Climate change, energy security and China’s stance 2. Influences on the development of Chinese policies: Historical and contemporary perspectives 3. Actors in China’s climate-related energy policies 4. From CDM to Pilot Carbon Trading Scheme 5. Energy conservation and emission reducation scheme (ECERS) for the energy production sector and energy users 6. Updates during the 13th Five-Year Plan and implications for unaddressed issues 7. Taking stock: Achievements and the road ahead
About the author
Han Lin holds a PhD from the College of Business, Government and Law, Flinders University, Australia, and currently teaches at Flinders University.
Summary
This book analyses China’s two most significant climate-related energy policies, the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) (including the later Chinese Certified Emission Reduciton - CCER) and the Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction Scheme (ECERS).
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"Han Lin’s book on China’s efforts to deal with carbon emissions is remarkable for her insider’s view of China’s cultural and historical context. Exhaustively researched through interviews with significant actors, online forums and policy documents, the book shows why China changed its stance on climate change and provides recommendations on how China can optimize its energy policies to achieve better outcomes in climate change mitigation. Among the book’s many contributions are Dr. Lin’s attention to the role of Confucian tradition in shaping the importance of hierarchy, her attention to the role of the expert, and the importance of government-linked think tanks in the policy process. Bureaucratic rivalries and China’s recent reallocations of responsibility are well explained, as is China’s choice of emissions trading over carbon tax. The book is indispensable for anyone seeking a deep understanding of China’s climate change policies." — Judith Shapiro, American University, author of China’s Environmental Challenges
