China's responsibility for climate change [electronic resource] : Ethics, fairness and environmental policy.

List of tables and figures; Notes on contributors; Preface; Part One Introduction; 1 Diplomacy, responsibility and China's climate change policy; Part Two Determining responsibility; 2 Climate duties, human rights and historical emissions; 3 Responsibility for emissions and aspirations for development; 4 Differentiating historical responsibilities for climate change; 5 The 'non-cooperator pays' principle and the climate standoff; Part Three Policy implications; 6 Evaluating ethical obligations across scales of governance; 7 Short-lived greenhouse gases and climate fairness.

8 Sustainable consumption and production in global value chains9 Global governance, responsibilityand a new climate regime; Part Four Conclusion; 10 Chinese responsibility for climate change; Index.

This book describes China's contribution to global warming and analyzes its policy responses, examinining China's practical and ethical responsibility from a variety of perspectives.

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