ZhongXiang Zhang, Distinguished Professor, Fudan University, China

‘. . . this book provides a well-informed and accessible account of the constraints on and the possibilities for carbon emissions reduction in China.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Effective Environmental Protection in the Context of Government Decentralization 3. Is it Fair to Treat China as a Christmas Tree to Hang Everybody’s Complaints? Putting its Own Energy Saving into Perspective 4. Assessing China’s Carbon Intensity Pledge for 2020: Stringency and Credibility Issues and their Implications 5. In What Format and Under What Time Frame Would China Take on Climate Commitments? A Roadmap to 2050 6. The US Proposed Carbon Tariffs, WTO Scrutiny and China’s Responses 7. Conclusions: China in the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy References Index

ZhongXiang Zhang, Distinguished Professor, Fudan University, China

‘. . . this book provides a well-informed and accessible account of the constraints on and the possibilities for carbon emissions reduction in China.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Effective Environmental Protection in the Context of Government Decentralization 3. Is it Fair to Treat China as a Christmas Tree to Hang Everybody’s Complaints? Putting its Own Energy Saving into Perspective 4. Assessing China’s Carbon Intensity Pledge for 2020: Stringency and Credibility Issues and their Implications 5. In What Format and Under What Time Frame Would China Take on Climate Commitments? A Roadmap to 2050 6. The US Proposed Carbon Tariffs, WTO Scrutiny and China’s Responses 7. Conclusions: China in the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy References Index

ZhongXiang Zhang, Distinguished Professor, Fudan University, China

‘. . . this book provides a well-informed and accessible account of the constraints on and the possibilities for carbon emissions reduction in China.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction 2. Effective Environmental Protection in the Context of Government Decentralization 3. Is it Fair to Treat China as a Christmas Tree to Hang Everybody’s Complaints? Putting its Own Energy Saving into Perspective 4. Assessing China’s Carbon Intensity Pledge for 2020: Stringency and Credibility Issues and their Implications 5. In What Format and Under What Time Frame Would China Take on Climate Commitments? A Roadmap to 2050 6. The US Proposed Carbon Tariffs, WTO Scrutiny and China’s Responses 7. Conclusions: China in the Transition to a Low-carbon Economy References Index