U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Reasons, impacts, and China's response

Zhang, Hai-Bin; Dai, Hancheng; Lai, Huaxia; Wang, Wentao

doi:10.1016/j.accre.2017.09.002

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“…The withdrawal of the USA from the Paris Agreement brings another dimension to such discussions, as the agreement significantly reduces the carbon emission space for the rest of the world 12 and has an impact on global climate governance. 13 The first global stocktake of the Paris Agreement is scheduled for 2023, and it will be challenging for many developing countries to meet their NDC targets. 13 There are many openings, incentives, and technological enablers that can help countries meet their NDC targets.…”

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“…13 The first global stocktake of the Paris Agreement is scheduled for 2023, and it will be challenging for many developing countries to meet their NDC targets. 13 There are many openings, incentives, and technological enablers that can help countries meet their NDC targets. These include distributed generation (DG), combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) production, combined cycle gas turbines (CCGTs), and other novel efficient cycles.…”

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Natural gas: A transition fuel for sustainable energy system transformation?

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Das

Langhelle

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Energy Science & Engineering

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Current discourse on the transition to a decarbonized energy system future is dominated by renewable energy solutions. Initial conditions for this transition may vary across different regions and countries. There are, however, also opportunities for innovative solutions that utilize other low‐carbon energy sources and technology mix. Sustainable development is a contested concept and varies with priorities attached to social, economic, and environmental goals. Therefore, the one‐size‐fits‐all type of solution paradigm needs to be broadened, to accelerate action in the short to medium term. Our argument is that natural gas can be an important complementary transition fuel to support renewable energy in the short‐ and medium‐term transition phases. This means that the goal of zero fossil fuel as a short‐ and medium‐term solution needs to be reconsidered. This takes us to the next argument that innovation and upgraded technology in the low‐carbon fossil fuel sector will provide an important impetus for low‐carbon transition, which we see as a phase lasting until the middle of the century. However, the transition toward a sustainable energy future of gas‐fueled solutions has challenges from the social, technical, economic, geographical, and political points of view. Suitable local solutions should, however, also be assessed. These should take into consideration infrastructure, local demands, resources, and economic aspects as well as national energy policies. An analysis based on the experiences of four countries, both developed and developing, is presented in this study. The countries selected for this study can be placed in two categories: those with an abundance of natural gas reserves (Iran and Norway) and those that are import‐dependent (India and UK). The cross‐country analysis will help us to understand the realistic challenges and opportunities of natural gas as a transition fuel.

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Natural gas: A transition fuel for sustainable energy system transformation?

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Langhelle

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Energy Science & Engineering

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“…All in all, these actions targeted with taking away the role of U.S. in reducing carbon emission and playing as global leader in regime building, which in consistent with President Trump criticism on multilateralism (Robinson, 2017). The retreat of the U.S. inevitably reduces other countries' emission space, raising emission reduction cost thus put huge pressure for the global community to achieve 2-degree goal Zhang, Dai, Lai, & Wang, 2017;Sprinz, 2018;Jotzo et al, 2018).…”

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China and the United States’ Critical Roles in Tackling Climate Change and Shaping the International Regimes

Cheng¹

2020

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This paper argues that major powers can play critical roles in a complicated regime system, as evidenced by China and the U.S. which have had pivotal influence in the construction of the post-2020 climate regime. China and the U.S. have participated in multilateral consultations beyond the scope of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) while making use of many political platforms, such as Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), G20, and informal meetings and dialogues to bridge the gap among various approaches to mitigating climate impacts. China-U.S. bilateral cooperation has incorporated energy and climate issues into the strategic and economic dialogue (S & ED) and launched other schemes, such as EcoPartnerships and wide-ranging dialogues and initiatives on clean energy/clean vehicles. These schemes support the reconciliation of ideas related to domestic abatement policies in the areas of energy, climate change, and environmental protection. Since the Trump administration came to power in 2017, the bilateral cooperation at national level has been retreated significantly and therefore slowdown the UN's institutional response to climate change. At the stage, the U.S. may not be able to play a critical role in shaping the regime, yet China is regarded to be the most important player in negotiations under the Paris Agreement.

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“…The 2°C increase is very crucial, because if earth's temperature rises beyond 2 degrees then there is a risk of irreversible changes to the climate and the ecosystem (Schütte et al, 2017). What is further worrying is that it has been recently projected that there will be an increase in temperature by 3.2°C by the year 2100 (Rogelj et al, 2016 (Zhang, Dai, Lai, & Wang, 2017) .…”

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CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIONS: CRITICAL FACTORS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS Authors

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Azhar³

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Climate change has been deemed the biggest global health threat of the 21st century. Multiple factors contribute to this global phenomenon including anthropogenic causes. This review is to explore causes of climate change and recognise the impacts on population health as well as to look at strategies to mitigate climate change. This narrative review included articles searched through databases of SCOPUS, PubMed and PROQUEST from the year 2006 to 2018. Climate change is mainly due to man-made activities such as fossil fuels combustion, livestock farming and deforestation. The public health effects include increased vector-borne diseases, heat-related illnesses and respiratory illnesses. Strategies such as strengthening the adaptations to climate-related hazards, climate change integration into national policies, education, awareness-raising, impact reduction and early warnings have been put in place to tackle this crisis. The climate change agenda has been given an important platform as it is the 13th goal of the 17 United Nations Sustainable developmental goals (SDG). In conclusion, climate change has been going on for decades and is threatening the earth. Multi sectoral collaboration and working together towards a common goal is crucial as the wellbeing of our planet is our collective responsibility.

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U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Reasons, impacts, and China's response

Cited by 92 publications

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Natural gas: A transition fuel for sustainable energy system transformation?

Natural gas: A transition fuel for sustainable energy system transformation?

China and the United States’ Critical Roles in Tackling Climate Change and Shaping the International Regimes

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