Schröder Local Climate Governance in China

Hybrid Actors and Market Mechanisms
2012
ISBN: 978-1-137-00780-3
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 229 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: International Political Economy Series

Based on the empirical analysis of the effectiveness of four provincial centres for the diffusion of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a market mechanism for emission reductions, Miriam Schröder scrutinizes the strengths and weaknesses of hybrid actors' performance on the local Chinese carbon market.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schröder, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: THE CHALLENGE Climate Change as a New Challenge to Environmental Governance in China PART II: THE PERFORMANCE OF CDM CENTERS AS SEMI-PUBLIC AGENCIES The Need for Capacity Development in the Early CDM Market The Role of Agencies in Diffusing the CDM Case Study on the Performance of Four CDM Centres Lessons Learned about the Role of Diffusion Catalysts PART III: IMPLICATIONS OF HYBRID ACTORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE Blurring of Public and Private Boundaries Conclusion: How to Make Hybrid Actors Accountable for Public Good Provision

Über Autor(innen)

MIRIAM SCHRÖDER is a Research Fellow at Potsdam University, Germany. Her research focuses on Chinese climate politics, the Clean Development Mechanism, and renewable energy deployment. She has published on these topics in a range of journals, including the , and the .