This policy brief argues that there is a duality to China’s climate politics. The international climate diplomacy side is problematic and entwined in an intricate game of changing geopolitics. The domestic climate policy side is straightforward and pragmatic, with ambitious targets.
This duality is mirrored in the Western world’s contradictory images of China – as both the world’s number one polluter that wrecked the Copenhagen deal, and the world’s biggest investor in – and hottest market for – renewable energy.
This policy brief is part of SEI’s ‘Emerging Economies and Climate Change’ series, including briefs on the BASIC group, Brazil, South Africa, India, China, and the USA.
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