China-EU

The following sections are included:

• Contents
• About the Editors
• About the Contributors
• Editors’ Note
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Prologue: Prospects for EU–China Green Cooperation in the Context of the 2020 Strategic Partnership Agenda

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Respective Climate Change Policies: Promoting a Low Carbon Economy
• The EU–China Partnership on Climate Change: Successful Cooperation on Emission Mitigation
• Working Together in a World Emission Trading Scheme
• Conclusion

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• EU Climate Diplomacy
• The Supply Side: EU GHG Emissions Trading
• The Demand Side: Chinese Experimentation with GHG Emissions Trading
• Explanations for Chinese Demand
• EU–China Cooperation on Emissions Trading
• Areas for Cooperation and Challenges
• Conclusion

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Climate Change and the EU ETS
• Aviation ETS Dispute between the EU and China
• Aviation ETS: A Policy Instrument for the EU
• The EU's Leadership in the ICAO
• The EU's Aviation ETS: A Catalyst for China
• Conclusion

The following sections are included:

• Overview of the EU Legislation on Climate Change
• EU Campaigns for Awareness Raising and Public Perception

In 2010, Polish scientists predicted Europe would face the coldest winter in a millennium, mainly because of a decrease in warm air currents from Mexico. One European friend joked: “This (coldest winter) is because of the failure in Copenhagen”. That year it was really chillingly cold and even at the end of November, it snowed in Brussels…

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Low Carbon Objectives in the EU and China
• The Low Carbon Economy Strategies of Europe and China
• The Dilemma of Cooperation for the Climate versus Competition for Markets and its Impact on EU–China Relations
• The Politics of the EU–China Solar PV Dispute
• Conclusion

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• China's Carbon Emission Reduction Commitments and Actions
• China's Current Situation Regarding Power Generation
• Electric Power Production is Overly Dependent on Thermal Power Generation
• Thermal Power Fuel Structure is Excessively Dependent on Coal
• Mitigation Method — More Oil, Less Coal
• Key Assumptions for Estimating GHGs Emission of China in 2020
• Estimated Amount of CO₂ Emission Reduction in 2020
• Possible Effects: Change of World Oil Demand and Price
• Conclusion

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Energy Efficiency
• Green Cities
• Renewable and Alternative Energy
• Taxing Carbon
• Conclusion: Strengthen the EU–China Green Growth Partnership!

The following sections are included:

• The Emergence of a “Green Cat” Economy in China
• Feeling the Stones: Towards an Institutional Framework for Environment-related Issues in China
• Development and Promotion of the RE Sector in China
• Lessons from the Solar Industry: The Case of Dezhou
• Perspectives for a Greener China?

About 2,000 years ago, in Europe, the Romans built an aqueduct in southern France to bring water from the town of Uzes to the town of Nimes. This bridge still exists today, a testimonial to ancient Rome's architecture and building skills as well as a reminder of the perennial problem of water scarcity…

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Agri-food Dealings between the EU and China
• Food Safety in China
• The Chinese Food Safety System and Standards
• A Case Study: GMO
• Conclusions: Issues and Prospects

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• The Case
• Findings
• Conclusions

The following sections are included:

• Complementary Currencies: A Financial Community-based Aid for Post-carbon Transition and Sustainability
• Complementary Currencies Re-empower Local Citizens
• Conclusion

As China urbanizes, cities are becoming homes to the majority of the country's large population of 1.3 billion people. The most developed city in China is the highly urbanized Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong. Its high GDP economy (US$36,600 per capita in 2012) is well-developed, and it is one of the world's major ports and a top commercial, financial and logistics centre. As other Chinese cities continue to develop, they are facing more and more of the problems Hong Kong is experiencing. Yet, Hong Kong — an extreme case in dense urbanism — offers interesting lessons for all in achieving “liveability” in a tight urban setting. There are also useful lessons to draw from Europe, which is a global pace-setter on urban planning and design, air quality management and also waste management…

The following sections are included:

• Background
• Basic Information
• Energy Consumption and Related Carbon Emission of Shanghai
• Strategic Policy Suggestions
• Conclusion

The following sections are included:

• Introduction
• Chinese Experiences
• Land Use Planning in New Jiangwan and Clichy-Batignolles

The EU–China 2020 Strategic Agenda for Cooperation assigns a key place to agriculture. Specifically, the agenda envisages projects for building environmentally-friendly agricultural systems while ensuring quality and safety of agricultural products to protect consumer health and social welfare. The EU's Sanitary and Phytosanitory Standards (SPS) play a crucial part. The trade in apples provides a good illustration of the issues involved…

China's president and party general secretary, Xi Jinping, has chosen as the theme of his terms in office the “China Dream,” an idea that some have compared to the American dream. A complete assessment of what Xi Jinping means by the China dream will not be possible for some years, but as he has elaborated it to date, it seems to aim for the return of China to a position of power, pride and influence in the world. In so far as it relates to the American dream, it is only to the degree that China measures its status against that of the world's superpower…

The following section is included:

• Index