Vortrag: China’s National Climate Policy

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Yu Jie
[size=150]The Incentives, Barriers and Perspectives of China’s National Climate Policy[/size]
Lecture Series: "Climate Politics and International Solidarity after Copenhagen"
Einführung und Moderation: Franz Fischler
Kommentar: Alexander Van der Bellen

Last November, a few weeks before Copenhagen, the Chinese government announced its 40-45% carbon reduction goal as its 2020 national mitigation target. This pledge became international when China submitted it for the Copenhagen accord in February.
Where does this target come from? As a developing country, China’s offers a relative target. Is it ambitious enough? What is the assessment so far? What are the incentives for both the central and the local governments to implement this target? What is the overall mitigation framework and measures possibly adopted by the policy makers? What are the major barriers to accomplish this goal? What are the long term scenarios for China to join the global task to secure climate security?

Dr. Yu Jie headed the Policy and Research Program of "The Climate Group" in Beijing. She supervised the Low carbon cities, low carbon technology policy, and the carbon market research programs.
Franz Fischler is President of the EcoSocial Forum Europe. He served as EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries from 1995 to 2004.
Alexander Van der Bellen is the Spokesperson of the Green Party for International Developments and Foreign Policy in the Austrian Parliament.

[color=#BF0000]Tuesday, September 28 2010, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
IWM Library, Spittelauer Lände 3, 1090 Vienna
U4 Friedensbrücke[/color]

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