Abstract

DOS SANTOS ESTEVO, Fefferson. China in the Context of Climate Change. Foreign Negotiations and Domestic Policies. Desafíos [online]. 2020, vol.32, n.1, pp.216-242. ISSN 0124-4035.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.7682.

Climate change, stemming from growing global warming, is already being felt in many parts of the planet. Cooperation between states is needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to control the rise in global temperature. A divide between developed and developing countries characterizes climate change negotiations, which were replaced by a new model in Paris, 2015. China is a central actor in the negotiations as well as the largest global source of greenhouse gases. Chinese emissions are largely from the energy sector, based on coal and oil. The country indicated its voluntary targets in Copenhagen, 2009, which is understood as an evolution in its climate policy. In 2015, before cop 21, the country reported the National Designated Intent (NDC) of reducing emissions intensity by between 60 % and 65 % in relation to 2005 and basing 20 % of the energy matrix on renewable energy, both by the year 2030. Climate change has received attention in Chinese domestic politics, especially in the reformulation of the energy matrix. The country supports the principle of common but differentiated responsibility to maintain its climate foreign policy. The risk of climate change is recognized in the country, which adopted national climate policies in 2007. The aim of the article is to survey China's actions on climate change, both internally and internationally, in the period up to the Paris Agreement, 2015.

Keywords : China; climate changes; foreign policy; energy.

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