A comparative review for understanding elite interest and climate change policy in China

Kwon, Kyae Lim; Hanlon, Robert J.

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“…In the Chinese context, despite official promotion of state‐of‐the‐art environmental technologies, Economy (, p. 190) has argued that the state “has been less interested in adopting certain of the political institutions that may contribute to more effective environmental protection.” Institutions such as civil society participation and public debate are deemed necessary for technology decisions to foster “sustainable” development pathways (Hajer, ; Mol & Carter, ). Their absence leads to some technology decisions being imposed in the course of sociospatial re‐regulation endeavours framed around specific environmental protection priorities and trumpeting specific environmental fixes (Kwon & Hanlon, ; White, Jonas, & Gibbs, ). As projects unfold, state agents are being selective in their attention to ensuing social and spatial impacts.…”

Section: Technologies As Vectors Of Social Projects and Drivers Of LImentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Institutions such as civil society participation and public debate are deemed necessary for technology decisions to foster "sustainable" development pathways (Hajer, 1995;Mol & Carter, 2006). Their absence leads to some technology decisions being imposed in the course of sociospatial re-regulation endeavours framed around specific environmental protection priorities and trumpeting specific environmental fixes (Kwon & Hanlon, 2016;White, Jonas, & Gibbs, 2009). As projects unfold, state agents are being selective in their attention to ensuing social and spatial impacts.…”

Section: Technologies As Vectors Of Social Projects and Drivers Of mentioning

confidence: 99%

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The disappearance of water buffalo from agrarian landscapes in Western China

Rousseau

Sturgeon

2018

Journal of Agrarian Change

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For centuries, water buffalo served important livelihood functions for ethnic minority farmers in Southwest China. Yet, over the past decade, buffalo ownership decreased dramatically in our research sites in Yunnan province. This transition occurred after state policies and projects excluded villagers from significant portions of their land. Increased state control over landscapes allowed the state to respatialize land uses in ways conducive to productivist and environmentalist logics, with farmers cultivating cash crops on limited production landscapes and state agencies taking over control of larger environmental landscapes. Buffalo are welcome in neither setting. Handai and Akha farmers have divergent perceptions on the outcomes of these technological shifts, with Handai beginning to question buffalo loss while Akha having contented to become “modern” farmers. In both cases, our analysis challenges the literatures on sustainability transitions and ecological modernization that posit apolitical and optimistic outcomes for farmers' adoption of “modern” and “green” technologies.

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Section: Technologies As Vectors Of Social Projects and Drivers Of LImentioning

confidence: 99%

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The disappearance of water buffalo from agrarian landscapes in Western China

Rousseau

Sturgeon

2018

Journal of Agrarian Change

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“…In recognition of China's unique leverage to either halt or drive multilateral climate change mitigation efforts, scholars in recent years have sought to understand the complex politics affecting its international positioning. Various theoretical frameworks have discussed China's climate change policy, including regime theory, twolevel game theory, the global leadership and championship literature, the advocacy coalition framework, rational-choice theory, multi-level governance (MLG), consultative authoritarianism (Teets, 2013), fragmented authoritarianism (Mertha, 2009), and authoritarian environmentalism (Kwon & Hanlon, 2016). Though all fixated on China, these approaches have taken on different perspectives to frame their insights.…”

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China and Climate Multilateralism: A Review of Theoretical Approaches

Zhang

2022

PaG

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China’s approach to multilateral climate negotiation has shifted greatly over the past decades. From being an obstacle to a follower, and now a potential leader, China has attracted academic attention. This article surveys the literature on China’s role in climate multilateralism as examined by scholars through different lenses. The article asks whether analyses at different policymaking levels can explain China’s changing position. I review studies addressing the international level and the nexus between the complementary international and domestic levels to offer a comprehensive understanding of China’s strategic moves and choices in multilateral discussions on climate change. The review finds that factors at the international level are influencing China’s climate ambitions and goals, and even to some extent are determining its strategies toward climate multilateralism; however, for China to deliver its international climate commitments, its enhanced ability will need domestic support. While these insights are valuable to understand China’s international behavior, an emerging framework needs to be included in this discussion, as transnational governance scholarship might be able to explain how new actors may unlock China’s position on climate change in the future.

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“…Energy security is another key issue-as China's energy demand cannot be covered by domestic sources, the dependency on energy imports from politically unstable regions will grow [12]. In short, driven by domestic interests and international obligations, managing energy consumption has become a policy priority for China [13,14].…”

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Governing energy consumption in China: a comprehensive assessment of the energy conservation target responsibility system

2020

Energy Transit

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The governance of energy consumption in China is of environmental significance from the standpoints of preventing local air pollution and global climate change. At the heart of China's energy governance system is the energy conservation target responsibility system (ECTRS). This article examines this important governance instrument from three key aspects. First, it explains the role of the ECTRS in China's authoritarian yet decentralized governance system. Second, it traces the development of the ECTRS over the last decade, with a specific focus on the reforms introduced in the 13th 5-Year Plan (2016-2020), particularly the energy caps. Third, it analyzes the limitations of the ECTRS and provides a policy outlook in the context of growing domestic and international interests in energy conservation.

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A comparative review for understanding elite interest and climate change policy in China

Cited by 17 publications

References 52 publications

The disappearance of water buffalo from agrarian landscapes in Western China

The disappearance of water buffalo from agrarian landscapes in Western China

China and Climate Multilateralism: A Review of Theoretical Approaches

Governing energy consumption in China: a comprehensive assessment of the energy conservation target responsibility system

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