Global warming and China's environmental diplomacy [[electronic resource] /] / Yu Hongyuan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818219003321
• Autore: Yu Hongyuan
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., c2008
• ISBN: 1-61728-070-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.738/740951
• Soggetti: Environmental policy - China; Global warming - Government policy - China; Greenhouse gases - Government policy - China; Climatic changes - Government policy - China; Global warming - Government policy - International cooperation; Greenhouse gases - Government policy - International cooperation; Climatic changes - Government policy - International cooperation
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-188) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary for Global Warming and China's Environmental Diplomacy -- I. Literature Review and Methodological Setting in this Book -- II. From Fragmented to Coordinated Authoritarianism -- III. The International Regime Theory in Chinese Climate Change Policy -- IV. China's Climate Diplomacy Field: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) -- V. International-Domestic Implications for China and Global Climate Change -- Interest-Based Explanantaion -- Knowledge-Based Explanation -- Domestic, Institution -Based Explanantaion -- Introduction -- 1.1 Background of the Interaction Between the UNFCCC and China -- 1.2 Research Proposal on the UNFCCC and the Development of Foreign Policy Coordination in China -- 1.3 Research Case -- 1.4 Hypobook and Research Methods -- 1.4.1 Hypobook -- 1.4.2 Research Methods -- 1.4.3 The Research Stages -- Theoretical Background for the Environmental Regimes -- 2.1 Key Concepts in my Book -- 2.1.1 International Regimes -- 2.1.2 Foreign Policy Coordination -- 2.2 Review on Related Literature -- 2.2.1 Theoretical ; Approach -- 2.2.2 International Regimes and Policymaking -- 2.2.2.1 Game-Theoretical Context for Policymaking -- 2.2.2.2 Functional Context for Policymaking -- 2.2.2.3 Structural Context for Policymaking -- 2.2.2.4. Cognitive Context for Policymaking -- 2.3 International Regimes and China -- 2.3.1 Different Models on Chinese Policymaking -- 2.3.1.1 Organization and Bureaucratic: Two Model Theory on Foreign Policy Coordination -- 2.3.1.2 Literature on Policy Making in China -- 2.3.2 International Regimes and China's Policymaking -- 2.3.3 Foreign Policy Coordination in China -- 2.4 Summary and Conclusion -- The Background of Global Environmental Regimes -- 3.1 The UNFCCC and its Constituents.; 3.2 The Rise and Development of the Environmental Regime-UNFCCC -- 3.2.1 The Agenda Formation Era of the UNFCCC -- 3.2.2 The Agenda Negotiation Era of International Regimes Against Global Warming -- 3.2.2.1 The First Conference of the Parties -- 3.2.2.2 The Second Conference of the Parties -- 3.2.3 Negotiation and Operation Stage -- 3.2.3.1 Kyoto Protocol -- 3.2.3.2 The Conference of Parties After Kyoto Protocol -- China and Global Warming -- 4.1 The Fast Growth of Carbon Emissions in the Developing World -- 4.2 Impacts of Climate Change in China and Beyond -- 4.3 China's Domestic Response to Climate Change -- 4.3 China's International Response to Climate Change -- 4.4 Explanations for China's Responses to Climate Change -- Green Challenges for China and the US Environmental Relations -- 5.1 The Rising of Environmental Politics and Security -- 5.2 Environmental Policy in China and the US -- 5.2.1 China's Environmental Policy -- 5.2.2 The US Environmental Policy -- 5.3 Environmental Cooperation Between China and the U.S. -- 5.4 The Divergence Between China and the US in Combating Green Challenges -- Security Challenges of Global Warming and Implications for China and EU -- 6.1. Security Challenges of Climate Change in Asia-Pacific and Europe -- 6.2. EU and Climate Change -- 6.2.1 The Member State Level -- 6.2.2 The EU level -- 6.2.3 The International Level -- 6.3 China-EU Cooperation on Climate change -- 6.3.1 Cooperation on Regime Building for UNFCCC -- 6.3.2 China-EU Bilateral Cooperation -- 6.4 Conflicts between China and EU on Climate Change Issues -- 6.4.1 Common but Differential Responsibilities -- 6.4.2 The Equity Development and Technology Transfer -- 6.4.3 Adaptation and Mitigation for Climate Change -- 6.4.4 Conclusion -- Interests-Based Explanation for Environmental Diplomacy.; 7.1 The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the Interests Imposed by the GEF on China -- 7.1.1 The GEF as a Financial Mechanism of the UNFCCC to Prevent Global Warming -- 7.1.2 The Interests Imposed by the GEF on China -- 7.2 The GEF and the Foreign Policy Coordination Process in China -- 7.2.1 The Different Preference of China's Bureaucracies in the GEF -- 7.2.2 The Foreign Policy Coordination Process on the GEF -- 7.3 Summaries -- Knowledge-Based Explanation for Environmental Diplomacy -- 8.1 The Issues Negotiated in the Conference of Parties (COP) of the UNFCCC and China's Policy -- 8.2 Foreign Policy Coordination on the Issues Negotiated in the Conference of Parties -- 8.2.1 Foreign Policy Coordination Process -- 8.2.2 The Characteristics of Foreign Policy Coordination on Issues Negotiated in the COP -- 8.2.3 International Norms on Foreign Policy Coordination in China -- 8.3 Conclusions -- Domestic Institutions Based Explanation for Environmental Diplomacy -- 9.1 The UNFCCC as the Determinant Factor for the Creation of Foreign Policy Coordination in China -- 9.2 The Domestic Institutions for the UNFCCC -- 9.3 The Working Procedures of the China National Coordination Committee for Climate -- 9.4 The Divergence in Foreign Policy Coordination Institution -- ; Conclusion -- 10.1 The Environmental Diplomacy and International Environmental System -- 10.1.2 The History of the International Environmental System -- 10.1.2.1 The Three Stages of an International Environmental System -- 10.1.2.2 Four Functions of an International Environmental System -- 10.1.3 The Institutions and Norms in International an Environmental System -- 10.1.3.1 The Important Institutions in International an Environmental System -- 10.1.3.2 The important norms of an international environmental system.; 10.1.4 The Difficulties and Problems for the International Environmental System -- 10.2 The Conclusions From my Empirical Study -- 10.3 The Implications From my Empirical Study -- 10.3 Conclusion -- Two Logics of Climate Change Games: Environmental Governance and Know-How Competition -- 11.1. Two Logics of Climate Change Games -- 11.1.1. The Logic of Collective Action in International Environmental Cooperation -- 11.1.2. International Competition for New Eenergy -- 11.2. The Logic of Collective Action in Climate Change -- 11.2.1. The Different Responses of the EU and the U.S. -- 11.2.2. Developed against Developing: Common but Differentiated Responsibilities and Equity in Collective Action against Global Warming -- 11.2.3. International Norms and Climate Change Cooperation in poor Countries -- 11.3. The Logic of International Competition for New Energy -- 11.3.1. Transition in the Traditional Energy System -- 11.3.2. Power Transition and the New Energy Chain -- 11.3.3. The Domination of Rich Countries in New Energy Competition -- 11.4. The Implications of the Two Logics of Climate Change Games for China -- 11.4.1. The Influence of the Two Logics of Climate Change Games -- 11.4.2. Internal Responses to the Two Logics of Climate Change Games -- 11.4.3. External Responses to the Two Logics of Climate Change Games -- Conclusion -- The Future Trend of International Environment System and China's Environmental Diplomacy -- 12.1. The Concept of International Environmental System -- 12.2. The History of International Environmental System -- 12.2.1. The Three Stages of International Environmental System -- 12.2.2. Four Functions of International Environmental System -- 12.3. The Institutions and Norms in International Environmental System -- 12.3.1. The Important Institutions in International Environmental System.; (1) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) -- (2) The Global Environment Facility (GEF) -- 12.3.2. The Important Norms of International Environmental System -- (1) The Principle of sustainable development -- (2) Common but differential responsibilities -- (3) Environmental interdependence and international cooperation -- 12. 4. The Difficulties and Problems for the International Environmental System -- (1) The Great powers in the international environment system -- (2) The equity development -- 12.5. The Future Trend of International Environmental System -- 12.6. International Energy System -- 12.6.2. The Development of International Energy System -- 12.6.2.1. The interaction between energy production and consuming countries -- (1) The Imbalance of World Energy production and consumption. -- (2) The interaction between energy production and consuming countries -- 12.6.2.2 The problems in international energy system -- (1) The Potential Crisis in International Energy System -- (2) The Competition among and between energy consuming states -- 12.6.3. The Institutions and Norms in International Energy System -- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) -- Group of Eight (G8 Summit) -- International Energy Agency (IEA) -- The European Energy Charter Treaty -- Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) -- 12.6.4. The Challenges for International Energy System -- (1) The geopolitical conflicts -- (2) Economic security and international ; energy system -- (3) Developing country's energy consumption model -- (4) Global Warming challenges for international energy system -- 12.6.5. The Future Trend of International Energy System -- (1) The cooperation and coordination between and among key players -- (2) Coordination regime building for energy consuming countries -- (3) Energy Technology transfers for clean development in developing world.; Developing Countries and Climate Change Negotiations.