Book contents
- Implementing Climate Change Policy
- Implementing Climate Change Policy
- Copyright page
- Additional material
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Comparing Climate Policies
- 1 The Earth’s Climate and Ongoing Global Change
- 2 Building Blocks of the European Union’s Strategy for Climate Neutrality
- 3 Environmental Constitutionalism
- 4 Avoiding Russia’s Sphere of Influence: The European Union, Energy Supply and Climate Sustainability
- 5 The USA and Climate Policies
- 6 Great Expectations
- 7 What Does ‘Green’ Mean for a Green Belt and Road?
- 8 Embracing Complexity: Water and Climate Policy in the Middle East and North Africa
- 9 Between Europe and the People’s Republic of China: Understanding Africa’s Energy Transition
- Part II Designing Effective Governance Mechanisms
- Conclusion
- Documents
- Cases
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - What Does ‘Green’ Mean for a Green Belt and Road?
from Part I - Comparing Climate Policies
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 November 2024
Book contents
- Implementing Climate Change Policy
- Implementing Climate Change Policy
- Copyright page
- Additional material
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Comparing Climate Policies
- 1 The Earth’s Climate and Ongoing Global Change
- 2 Building Blocks of the European Union’s Strategy for Climate Neutrality
- 3 Environmental Constitutionalism
- 4 Avoiding Russia’s Sphere of Influence: The European Union, Energy Supply and Climate Sustainability
- 5 The USA and Climate Policies
- 6 Great Expectations
- 7 What Does ‘Green’ Mean for a Green Belt and Road?
- 8 Embracing Complexity: Water and Climate Policy in the Middle East and North Africa
- 9 Between Europe and the People’s Republic of China: Understanding Africa’s Energy Transition
- Part II Designing Effective Governance Mechanisms
- Conclusion
- Documents
- Cases
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The People’s Republic of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched in 2013 and has officially involved 140 countries as of 2021. This paper reviews a total of 11 Chinese policies that can be considered part of the efforts to the ‘greening’ of the Belt and Road. It analyses how, among the wide variety of principles, targets and tasks to ‘green’ the BRI, the connotation of ‘green’ has evolved over time. In particular, priority has transitioned from ecological and environmental protection and pollution control in the early days of the BRI to climate change and conservation of biodiversity since 2020. The chapter shows a progression towards more concrete greening Belt and Road implementation measures, including guidance for key industries, life-cycle management of projects, and stopping building new coal-fired power stations since decarbonisation became a domestic policy priority in 2020.
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- Implementing Climate Change PolicyDesigning and Deploying Net Zero Carbon Governance, pp. 112 - 129Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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