Multi-level Climate Governance in China

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Abstract

China is setting increasingly ambitious greenhouse gas targets and backing them up with a wide array of policies and programmes. How successful China will be in slowing and eventually reversing the growth in its greenhouse gas emissions will depend significantly on how well it does with policy implementation at the local and regional levels. This article examines how climate governance works in China's multi-level governance structure. It explores why the Chinese leadership is taking climate change seriously, the nature of the policies and programmes being introduced, and the steps being taken to promote local environmental innovation and improve policy compliance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-174
Number of pages12
JournalEnvironmental Policy and Governance
Volume27
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2017

Keywords

  • China
  • air pollution
  • climate change
  • environment
  • experimentation
  • implementation
  • innovation
  • multi-level governance

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