China's climate ambition: Revisiting its First Nationally Determined Contribution and centering a just transition to clean energy

Carlson, D’Arcy; Robinson, Stacy‐ann; Blair, Catherine; McDonough, Marjorie

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112350

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“…Although China shares similar characteristics with other emerging economies (e.g., imperfect factor markets and institutional voids) future research examining other countries would help to verify the hypotheses. Furthermore, more recent events such as Brexit, trade conflicts between the United States and China, the COVID-19 pandemic, and China's intensified efforts on the policy and eco-innovation fronts to meet climate ambitions (Carlson et al, 2021), may impact on future research findings. Future research therefore could use more recent data and look at boundary conditions of the eco-innovation effects of FDI in relation to the recent more volatile economic and political environment.…”

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Global eco‐innovation and its local impact in emerging economies: Boundary conditions of environmental regulations and pollution intensity

Wang

Wei

2023

J of Product Innov Manag

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This paper examines the eco‐innovation effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) by its economic agents, multinational enterprises (MNEs), in the context of emerging economies. It particularly focuses on environmental regulations and industrial pollution intensity as the key moderating mechanisms. We develop hypotheses by combining economic rationality of natural‐resource‐based view and institutional rationality of institution‐based view. Our theoretical discussions highlight the importance of the intersection between the two theories in explaining the eco‐innovation effects of foreign ownership and FDI spillovers, and in particular in allowing a nuanced consideration around the under‐explored boundary conditions of FDI effects in the eco‐innovation domain. Using the propensity score matching method to match domestically owned enterprises (DOEs) with foreign MNE‐invested enterprises (FIEs) in China during the period of 2001–2013, we find clear evidence that FIEs outperform their domestic counterparts of similar characteristics in conducting eco‐innovation. This superior performance is particularly pronounced in cities with higher levels of environmental regulation and industries with higher levels of pollution. Furthermore, we assess the local impact of MNEs on eco‐innovation of DOEs and find evidence that the presence of FDI, in particular, that within cities, leads to increased eco‐innovation in DOEs. FIEs' eco‐innovation spillover effects within a city are conditional on environmental regulation and pollution intensity. Thus, in China, MNEs are found to act as agents of change who not only conduct eco‐innovation in the host country but also stimulate the eco‐innovation of DOEs.

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Section: Limitations and Suggestions For Future Researchmentioning

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Global eco‐innovation and its local impact in emerging economies: Boundary conditions of environmental regulations and pollution intensity

Wang

Wei

2023

J of Product Innov Manag

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“…China is the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter, accounting for over one quarter of the global GHG emissions (Kuramochi et al 2020), and is an active player in GHG climate change mitigation. It is well on track to reach its first NDC target through current policies, but recent and expected emission trends are incompatible with the 2 °C or 1.5 °C goals (He et al 2016;Wang et al 2020a;Carlson et al 2021). At the end of 2020, China announced its updated NDC targets and commitments toward carbon neutrality in 2060.…”

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Poverty and inequality implications of carbon pricing under the long-term climate target

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Many countries have taken stringent climate policies to minimize the risks by climate change. But these policies could burden households and the poor with the extra costs and threaten their wellbeing. However, the consequences of climate policies on poverty and welfare loss are seldom presented in stringent long-term climate change mitigation projections. Carbon pricing is a cost-effective approach; how it affects households varies among countries. This study investigated the distributional effects and poverty implications of carbon pricing in China during the transition towards carbon neutrality and the Paris Agreement’s long-term goals. We assessed multiple poverty and equity standards in future scenarios with a newly developed integrated assessment model. It was found that climate change mitigation efforts would not greatly hinder poverty alleviation in China, with the poverty headcount under the $3.2/cap/day-threshold being less than 0.3 million people in 2050 in most scenarios. A carbon tax became a regressive factor mainly due to price increases in food and energy goods. This indicates that the distributional effects on carbon pricing should be considered. For example, supplementary policies that compensate for price changes, such as subsidies and early mitigation actions, that lead to modest price increases in the long term are worthy of consideration as valid instruments for the just transition towards the 2 °C or even 1.5 °C pathway.

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“…There are other similar arguments against the progress of China's clean energy because of the growth of fossil fuel consumption, which also has negative implications for the "Paris 2°C limit". 81 Implementing the BRI has had a significant positive impact on the overall value chain linking China and the BRI countries. However, this positive influence is confined to the regions of Central and Eastern Europe, absent especially in Southeast Asia.…”

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Can offshore wind energy lead to a sustainable and secure South China Sea?

Sajith

Aswani

Bhat

et al. 2022

Energy & Environment

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This study aims to determine the potential for improving regional cooperation and clean energy generation in the South China Sea (SCS) through Offshore Wind Energy (OWE). The literature review depicts the broad relationship between renewable energy and regional cooperation. The study identifies three variables-great game of geopolitics, geo-economics, and NEO politics- to arrive at a concept of wind-blindness. It refers to the attempt (of the countries involved) to downplay the existing wind resources and avert attention from them to safeguard the region's strategic military importance, existing trade routes, and rich availability of marine resources. Addressing these concerns could strengthen cooperation between the claimant states for technology, knowledge, and practice sharing, to ensure a sustainable South China Sea region. China's investments in OWE in the South China Sea have the potential to meet the Sustainable Development Goals” target of cleaner, accessible, and affordable energy. Finally, the paper suggests that renewable energy development in the region can reduce the maritime transport of fossil fuels, reducing the carbon footprint.

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China's climate ambition: Revisiting its First Nationally Determined Contribution and centering a just transition to clean energy

Cited by 25 publications

References 44 publications

Global eco‐innovation and its local impact in emerging economies: Boundary conditions of environmental regulations and pollution intensity

Global eco‐innovation and its local impact in emerging economies: Boundary conditions of environmental regulations and pollution intensity

Poverty and inequality implications of carbon pricing under the long-term climate target

Can offshore wind energy lead to a sustainable and secure South China Sea?

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