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Does the ‘Chinese model’ of environmental governance demonstrate to the world how to govern the climate?

Qin, Tianbao ; Zhang, Meng LU orcid ; Liu, Lei and Wang, Pu (2020) p.207-221
Abstract
This debate concerns the relevance and suitability of the ‘Chinese model’ of environmental governance for the rest of the world as other countries grapple with how to govern climate change. Tianbao Qin and Meng Zhang argue that heavily directed and enforced environmental regulation, as manifested in China, is an efficient and effective form of governance for bringing about the necessary structural and behavioural changes that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other countries can learn from this model. Lei Liu and Pu Wang counter by arguing that China’s record of environmental progress is oversold and, in any case, the ‘Chinese model’ is hard to transfer to other countries. Governing climate depends on the bottom-up interaction of... (More)
This debate concerns the relevance and suitability of the ‘Chinese model’ of environmental governance for the rest of the world as other countries grapple with how to govern climate change. Tianbao Qin and Meng Zhang argue that heavily directed and enforced environmental regulation, as manifested in China, is an efficient and effective form of governance for bringing about the necessary structural and behavioural changes that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Other countries can learn from this model. Lei Liu and Pu Wang counter by arguing that China’s record of environmental progress is oversold and, in any case, the ‘Chinese model’ is hard to transfer to other countries. Governing climate depends on the bottom-up interaction of multiple stakeholders at multiple levels, which is quite different from China’s national practice of top-down governance. (Less)
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publishing date
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Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
publication status
published
subject
keywords
climate change, debate, Chinese mode, Environmental governance
host publication
Contemporary climate change debates
editor
Hulme, Mike
pages
207 - 221
publisher
Routledge
ISBN
9781138333024
9780429446252
DOI
10.4324/9780429446252-15
language
English
LU publication?
no
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1a46f050-3acd-4a21-95e1-7e547b28cd63
date added to LUP
2022-08-27 19:05:47
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2023-04-18 22:24:36
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  author       = {{Qin, Tianbao and Zhang, Meng and Liu, Lei and Wang, Pu}},
  booktitle    = {{Contemporary climate change debates}},
  editor       = {{Hulme, Mike}},
  isbn         = {{9781138333024}},
  keywords     = {{climate change; debate; Chinese mode; Environmental governance}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{207--221}},
  publisher    = {{Routledge}},
  title        = {{Does the ‘Chinese model’ of environmental governance demonstrate to the world how to govern the climate?}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429446252-15}},
  doi          = {{10.4324/9780429446252-15}},
  year         = {{2020}},
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