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Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment, Special Volume
Annual Report on Actions to Address Climate Change (2012)
Series: - Chinese Research Perspectives, Volume: 4
- Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment, Volume: 4
A special volume in the Chinese Research Perspectives on the Environment series, this English-language volume is an edited collection of articles selected from the Chinese-language Annual Report on Actions to Address Climate Change (2012): Climate Finance and Low Carbon Development. This volume provides information on how China views the challenge of climate change and seeks to rectify the extraordinary confusion found in the West on Chinaâs green energy future and its larger perspectives on this extraordinarily crucial topic. Contributors in this volume provide a bigger picture of international negotiations on climate change; discuss Chinaâs national actions on green energy and sustainability and how national policies are implemented at the local level; and examine challenges and potential of developing green energy resources in China.
Wang Weiguang is President, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); CPC Party Secretary; Chair, CASS Academic Presidium; Ph.D. Philosophy; doctoral advisor, professor; member, CASS Academic Council. Areas of specialty include Marxist theory and philosophy, theoretical and practical issues of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
Zheng Guoguang is the the Administrator of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), responsible for CMA's overall administration. He also serves as Chairman of the National Climate Committee of China, Chairman of the Chinese Committee of the Global Climate Observing System (CGOS), Member of the National Leading Group to Address Climate Change and Energy Conservation & Pollutant Discharge Reduction, deputy Director of the Office of the National Leading Group to Address Climate Change, Vice President of the Chinese Meteorological Society, Permanent Representative of China with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), member of the WMO Executive Council, Focal Point of China for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), principal member of China for the Intergovernmental Board on Climate Services (IBCS).
Pan Jiahua is general director at the Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; research fellow and doctoral supervisor. His research specialties include world economics, climate change economics, urban development, energy and environmental policies.
Zheng Guoguang is the the Administrator of the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), responsible for CMA's overall administration. He also serves as Chairman of the National Climate Committee of China, Chairman of the Chinese Committee of the Global Climate Observing System (CGOS), Member of the National Leading Group to Address Climate Change and Energy Conservation & Pollutant Discharge Reduction, deputy Director of the Office of the National Leading Group to Address Climate Change, Vice President of the Chinese Meteorological Society, Permanent Representative of China with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), member of the WMO Executive Council, Focal Point of China for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), principal member of China for the Intergovernmental Board on Climate Services (IBCS).
Pan Jiahua is general director at the Institute for Urban and Environmental Studies, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; research fellow and doctoral supervisor. His research specialties include world economics, climate change economics, urban development, energy and environmental policies.
Foreword
Steven A. Leibo and Li Yang
1 Doha Planning for the Future: Extension of the Kyoto Protocol and Outlook for the Durban Platform
Wang Mou, Pan Jiahua, and Lian Huishan
2 South-South Cooperation against Climate Change and Future Prospects
Chao Qingchen and Jia Pengqun
3 Chinaâs Sustainable Development in a Shifting Global Context
Wang Yi
4 Distribution and Implementation of Energy Saving and Low Carbon Development Targets For the 12th Five-Year Plan
Chen Ying
5 Progress of Low-Carbon Urban Construction in China
Zhuang Guiyang and Wang Chunli
6 Status of the Chinese Trading Scheme for Carbon Credits and Future Prospects
Hongbo Chen, Wei Lin, and Zheng Zhou
7 Analysis of Synergistic Effects of Low-Carbon Actions and Climate Change Adaptive Measures
Wang Wenjun and Zheng Yan
8 Carbon Dioxide Emissions Policies and Actions of Low-Carbon Development in Chinaâs Transport Sector
Cai Bofeng and Feng Xiangzhao
9 Demand for and Policies to Improve Low-Carbon Financing
Pan Jiahua, Hongbo Chen, Xiang Yu, and Lijuan Wang
10 Chinaâs Green Climate Fund: Innovation and Experience
Li Nuyun and Li Jinliang
11 Weather Index Insurance and Commercial Applications in China
Su Buda, Tan Feng, Fang Yu, Thomas Fischer, and Zhan Mingjin
12 Development of Renewable Energy and New Energy in China and Market Prospects
Wang Yu and Zhang Xiliang
13 Development Potential for Wind and Solar Energy Resources in China
Zhu Rong
14 Meteorological Disaster Trends and Impacts in China
Gao Ge, Zhao Shanshan, and Xu Ying
15 Extreme Climate Projections and Risks in China
Ying Xu, Chonghai Xu, and Jing Feng
16 Coastal Citiesâ Adaptation to Climate Change
Cao Lige, Su Buda, Zhai Jianqing, Marco Gemmer, and Zhan Mingjin
Steven A. Leibo and Li Yang
1 Doha Planning for the Future: Extension of the Kyoto Protocol and Outlook for the Durban Platform
Wang Mou, Pan Jiahua, and Lian Huishan
2 South-South Cooperation against Climate Change and Future Prospects
Chao Qingchen and Jia Pengqun
3 Chinaâs Sustainable Development in a Shifting Global Context
Wang Yi
4 Distribution and Implementation of Energy Saving and Low Carbon Development Targets For the 12th Five-Year Plan
Chen Ying
5 Progress of Low-Carbon Urban Construction in China
Zhuang Guiyang and Wang Chunli
6 Status of the Chinese Trading Scheme for Carbon Credits and Future Prospects
Hongbo Chen, Wei Lin, and Zheng Zhou
7 Analysis of Synergistic Effects of Low-Carbon Actions and Climate Change Adaptive Measures
Wang Wenjun and Zheng Yan
8 Carbon Dioxide Emissions Policies and Actions of Low-Carbon Development in Chinaâs Transport Sector
Cai Bofeng and Feng Xiangzhao
9 Demand for and Policies to Improve Low-Carbon Financing
Pan Jiahua, Hongbo Chen, Xiang Yu, and Lijuan Wang
10 Chinaâs Green Climate Fund: Innovation and Experience
Li Nuyun and Li Jinliang
11 Weather Index Insurance and Commercial Applications in China
Su Buda, Tan Feng, Fang Yu, Thomas Fischer, and Zhan Mingjin
12 Development of Renewable Energy and New Energy in China and Market Prospects
Wang Yu and Zhang Xiliang
13 Development Potential for Wind and Solar Energy Resources in China
Zhu Rong
14 Meteorological Disaster Trends and Impacts in China
Gao Ge, Zhao Shanshan, and Xu Ying
15 Extreme Climate Projections and Risks in China
Ying Xu, Chonghai Xu, and Jing Feng
16 Coastal Citiesâ Adaptation to Climate Change
Cao Lige, Su Buda, Zhai Jianqing, Marco Gemmer, and Zhan Mingjin
Scholars and advanced students, specialists and informed readers, as well as policy makers interested in Chinaâs efforts to improve the environment including plans, trends, and policy recommendations.