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Senate ;no. 109[United States congressional serial set ] ;[serial no. 8558](69) S. 4224, Bill To Amend Title II of an Act Approved February 28, 1925 (43 Stat. 1053), Regulating Postal Rates, and for Other Purposes, p. 5.Minority views of Mr. McKellar, p. 7.(69) S. 4189, Bill To Amend Title II of an Act Approved February 28, 1925, Regulating Postal Rates, and for Other Purposes, p. 15.Batch processed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.FDLP item number not assigned.Legislative amendmentsPostal serviceLaw and legislationPostal ratesRevenueLegislative materials.lcgftLegislative amendments.Postal serviceLaw and legislation.Postal rates.Revenue.McKellar Kenneth Douglas1869-1957Democrat (TN)1394388Moses George H(George Higgins),1869-1944Republican (NH)1387339United States.Congress.House.Committee on Post Office and Post RoadsWYUWYUOCLCOOCLCQOCLCOBOOK9910716226403321Postal rates. Report of the Special Joint Subcommittee on Postal Rates submitting recommendations for a permanent schedule of postal rates pursuant to Section 217 of the Act of February 28, 1925, and Public Resolution No. 2, approved December 17, 1925. Presented by Mr. Moses. May 10 (calendar day, May 11), 1926. -- Ordered to be printed3539862UNINA11859nam 2200733 a 450 991095858520332120251116221129.01-61728-070-4(CKB)2560000000070127(OCoLC)847729067(CaPaEBR)ebrary10674953(SSID)ssj0000469616(PQKBManifestationID)12158866(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469616(PQKBWorkID)10510900(PQKB)10731706(MiAaPQ)EBC3019945(Au-PeEL)EBL3019945(CaPaEBR)ebr10674953(BIP)14548500(EXLCZ)99256000000007012720070831d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrGlobal warming and China's environmental diplomacy /Yu Hongyuan1st ed.New York Nova Science Publishers, Inc.c20081 online resource (284 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-60456-016-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [173]-188) and index.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.Taking the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as a point of departure, this work examines China's response to the threat of global warming and the formulation of an environmentally conscious foreign policy.Environmental policyChinaGlobal warmingGovernment policyChinaGreenhouse gasesGovernment policyChinaClimatic changesGovernment policyChinaGlobal warmingGovernment policyInternational cooperationGreenhouse gasesGovernment policyInternational cooperationClimatic changesGovernment policyInternational cooperationEnvironmental policyGlobal warmingGovernment policyGreenhouse gasesGovernment policyClimatic changesGovernment policyGlobal warmingGovernment policyInternational cooperation.Greenhouse gasesGovernment policyInternational cooperation.Climatic changesGovernment policyInternational cooperation.363.738/740951Yu Hongyuan1870682MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910958585203321Global warming and China's environmental diplomacy4479222UNINA