Why has China not embraced a global cap-and-trade regime?

Climate Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-170

  Zhang, Zhongxiang ^a,b,c,d  

^a EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cap and trade regime; CDM; China; Emissions trading; India; International climate negotiations; Kyoto Protocol

Indexed keywords

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMISSION CONTROL; EMISSIONS TRADING; GREENHOUSE GAS; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; NEGOTIATION PROCESS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 37349018248     PISSN: 14693062     EISSN: 17527457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2007.9685646     Document Type: Article

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