Policy Infusion Through Capacity Building and Project Interaction: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in China

Biedenkopf, Katja; Eynde, Sarah Van; Walker, Hayley

doi:10.1162/glep_a_00417

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“…Since international policy diffusion also hinges on the fit of EU policies with domestic conditions in recipient countries, the considerable expansion of the EU's climate policy portfolio, including a diversified set of marketbased, regulatory and procedural instruments, has enhanced the diffusion potential. It has also created potential for more diversified climate diplomacy efforts to support policy diffusion (so far with a strong focus on selected key instruments such as emissions trading) (Biedenkopf et al, 2017;Adelle et al, 2018).…”

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The European Union’s international climate leadership: towards a grand climate strategy?

Oberthür

Dupont

2021

Journal of European Public Policy

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Section: Exemplary Leadershipmentioning

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The European Union’s international climate leadership: towards a grand climate strategy?

Oberthür

Dupont

2021

Journal of European Public Policy

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“…Efforts to meet the targets were again enforced through the TRS. The central government also took full advantage of pilot programs such as low-carbon city pilots, low-carbon industrial park pilots, and emissions trading pilots to test strategies for reducing emissions (Biedenkopf, Van Eynde, & Walker, 2017;Goron & Cassisa, 2017;Liu, Wang, Song, & Qi, 2018;Wang, Song, He, & Qi, 2015).…”

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Back to the future: Can Chinese doubling down and American muddling through fulfill 21st century needs for environmental governance?

Zhao

Young

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Env Pol Gov

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At the close of the last millennium, prominent thinkers projected that the political systems of leading economies would converge during the coming years. Yet, research has shown that China and the United States have developed distinctive institutionalized governance processes (IGPs) to address environmental issues. Can these distinctive processes persist in turbulent times? In reality, the two countries seem to be decoupling in their economic ties and diverging in political pursuit. Under the current circumstances, what can we say about the ability of the two systems to meet emerging environmental challenges of the 21st century? We argue that neither system is likely to experience fundamental change during the foreseeable future. Current developments are highlighting differences between goal‐based governance strategies prominent in China and the rule‐based strategies of the United States. As the urgency of solving transcendent problems like climate change rises and political tensions grow, it is essential to work with divergent systems to address common problems.

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“…In the beginning, the focus was on getting the involved governments to understand and grasp the basics of the carbon market by studying existing markets, such as the EU and California. The MRV capacity building projects funded by Norway, Australia, Germany, World Bank, and ADB are one example of these efforts (ADB, ; Biedenkopf, Van Eynde, & Walker, ; China Carbon Forum, , p. 3; GIZ, ; World Bank, ).…”

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China’s Development of ETS as a GHG Mitigating Policy Tool: A Case of Policy Diffusion or Domestic Drivers?

Heggelund

Duan

Wettestad

2019

Review of Policy Research

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China launched its national emissions trading scheme (ETS) in late 2017. This article examines the key drivers behind China's 2011 decision to opt for ETS as a GHG mitigating policy tool and what lay behind the choice of the system's design features. Given the existence of the frontrunner EU ETS and that market mechanisms have spread across the world in recent years, we analyze the role played by policy diffusion in the decision to launch an ETS and in the subsequent design process, seen in relation to domestic drivers. The article investigates policy developments culminating in the 2011 carbon market announcement, and the reasons these design elements were chosen for the pilot schemes and the national market in the period 2011-2017. The article contributes to our understanding of policy diffusion at different stages of policy development in China, by revealing which diffusion mechanism is more prevalent at different stages. We find first that overall domestic conditions and drivers had the most consistent impact on policy decisions to establish a carbon market and on the selected sectors. However, a second key finding is that the role of policy diffusion varied over time, with such diffusion, in the form of ideational impact, playing the most important role early on, providing a powerful inducement for China to go for a carbon market. Third, sophisticated learning from international projects took place in the pilots, allowing China to adapt policies and design features to match local conditions.

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Policy Infusion Through Capacity Building and Project Interaction: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading in China

Cited by 48 publications

References 33 publications

The European Union’s international climate leadership: towards a grand climate strategy?

The European Union’s international climate leadership: towards a grand climate strategy?

Back to the future: Can Chinese doubling down and American muddling through fulfill 21st century needs for environmental governance?

China’s Development of ETS as a GHG Mitigating Policy Tool: A Case of Policy Diffusion or Domestic Drivers?

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