Climate Governance in China

ISBN-13: 9781032351025 / Twarda / 2023 / 160 str.

Maia Haru Hall

Opis

This book explores how and why innovative climate policies spread across sub-national regions and between governance levels in China.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements

List of acronyms and abbreviations

1 Introduction

China's role in the global transformation

Lack of transformation governance research on China

The fundamentals of policy diffusion

About this book’s approach

2 Climate governance and policymaking in China

The Tiao-Kuai system

Climate policy and ETS in China: from piloting to national policy

The ETS pilots

Institutional arrangements for climate policy in China

3 Shanghai’s ETS and diffusion experience

ETS policy developments

Shanghai’s institutional setup

Policy diffusion mechanisms

Policy entrepreneurs

4 Hubei’s ETS and diffusion experience

ETS policy developments

Hubei’s institutional setup

Policy diffusion mechanisms

Policy entrepreneurs

5 Conclusion: The role of policy diffusion in China’s climate transformation

Shanghai and Hubei: A comparison of diffusion patterns

Diffusion mechanisms

Institutions and actors

Conceptual implications

Practical implications

6 Recent developments and a view ahead

The influence of national policies and politics

Progressive regions continue to expand their carbon markets and interact with others

External influences on new dynamics in China's ETS policy diffusion

The dawn of a new era

Appendix

Index

O autorze

Lina Li is the Asia Strategy Director at the International Energy Program (PIE), a platform hosted by the European Climate Foundation dedicated to securing a global clean power sector compatible with 1.5°C. With 15 years of experience in energy and climate policy, Lina has previously worked for various think tanks, consultancies, and NGOs, including Adelphi, Ecofys, and Greenovation Hub.

Maia Haru Hall is a consultant at Adelphi, a leading independent think tank for climate, environment, and development. She is also part of the Secretariat of the International Carbon Action Partnership, specializing in the Asia-Pacific region and working in carbon pricing and broader climate policy.