Energy and Environmental Policy in China _ Towards a Low-Carbon Economy
Contents
List of fi gures viii
List of tables ix
List of boxes x
List of abbreviations xi
Preface xiii
1. Introduction 1
2. Eff ective environmental protection in the context of
government decentralization 7
3. Is it fair to treat China as a Christmas tree to hang everybody¡ˉs
complaints? Putting its own energy saving into perspective 39
4. Assessing China¡ˉs carbon intensity pledge for 2020: stringency
and credibility issues and their implications 67
5. In what format and under what time frame would China take
on climate commitments? A roadmap to 2050 83
6. The US proposed carbon tariff s, WTO scrutiny and China¡ˉs
responses 103
7. Conclusions: China in the transition to a low- carbon economy 125
References 145
Index 165