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- Title
Key problems in global climate governance and China's countermeasures.
- Authors
WANG Hailin; HUANG Xiaodan; ZHAO Xiaofan; HE Jiankun
- Abstract
At present, the full implementation of negotiation and collaboration under the Paris Agreement faces new, key problems and severe challenges. Among these problems and challenges are: how to honor the principle of 'common but differentiated responsibilities' to facilitate comprehensive, balanced, and effective implementation of the key elements of the Paris Agreement such as adaptation, mitigation, finance, technology, capacity building, and transparency; how to uphold and maintain the status of China and other emerging countries as developing countries in light of the requirements of the UNFCCC and the historical responsibilities of these countries; how to assess the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 °C and what makes an equitable carbon mitigation pathway for diiferent types of countries; developed countries and developing countries have drastically diverging views on the carbon border adjustment measures for trading with developing countries proposed by many developed countries such as the European Union. The developed countries have demonstrated obvious intentions and actions to weaken and neglect the principle of 'common but diiferentiated responsibilities', to impose mitigation pressure on developing countries, to shift the responsibilities for emissions onto others, and to pass on the costs of mitigation. The game among diiferent types of countries and interest groups has become increasingly intense. In response, China should maintain its strategic focus, adhere to the goals and principles established by the Paris Agreement, stick to its strategic positioning as a developing country, solidify the strategic support from the developing world, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of developing countries. China has played a conducive role in facilitating the Paris Agreement and become an active participant, contributor and leader in global climate governance. China should continue to follow Xi Jinping's thought on ecological civilization and concept of building a community of shared future for mankind and actively lead the cooperation process in the construction of a global climate governance system characterized by equity, justice, ad win-win collaboration, ad promote compliance with the Paris Agreement. At the same time, China should accelerate the green, low-carbon, circular transformation of its economy, accelerate the coordinated governance of economy, environment, and climate change, and formulate and implement a long-term low-carbon development strategy. By the middle of the 21st century, while achieving the goal of building a great modern socialist country, China wiil achieve a deep decarbonization development path that is in line with the goal of limiting global temperature rise well below 2 °C and making an effort to keep it below 1.5 °C.
- Publication
China Population Resources & Environment, 2020, Vol 30, Issue 11, p26
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12062/cpre.20200427