Call for Papers: "Climate Change Politics in China: A Coming of Age?" Carbon & Climate Law Review A Journal on Climate Regulation and the Carbon Market [CCLR]
Dear Climate-L Readers, Carbon & Climate Law Review (CCLR) is welcoming abstracts for a special issue on Climate Change Politics in China: A Coming of Age?, scheduled for publication in September 2015. It will be edited by David Belis (Centre for European Policy Studies / KU Leuven) and Qi Ye (Tsinghua University). Are Chinese climate politics and policy-making coming of age? That is the central question addressed in this thematic issue of Carbon & Climate Law Review (CCLR). It is clear that China's economic rise has transformed it into a "climate superpower", capable of making or breaking a global climate deal, and that it is only rivalled in this position by the US and arguably the EU. From a western point of view, however, it has so far hesitated to fully live up to its current international status. Instead, it has focused on domestic policy-making efforts in areas such as renewable energy development, energy efficiency, car standards, air pollution, and experiments with carbon trading. Compared to European and certainly American efforts, and taking into account its current level of industrial development, Chinese climate politics are indeed becoming increasingly mature. Despite this positive evolution, levels of greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise domestically, while the (legal) nature of its future international engagement also needs further clarification. A special issue dedicated to this process will seek to inform the ongoing debate by providing insights and commentary from the political, legal and economic disciplines. Short, to-the-point contributions should address domestic and/or international dimensions of Chinese climate policy-making, including, but not limited to: 1. China in the Climate Regime: What is the way forward for China in the post–2020 climate regime? How will it influence and relate to the other major actors such as the US and the EU, especially in the context of the recently announced US-China deal and EU climate and energy package? How do the other major actors perceive China, and how is this influencing international negotiations? 2. Drivers: What is driving Chinese climate politics? What economic, environmental, normative, strategic, social or political factors and at what level (global, national or local) push for - or pull away from - the establishment of a mature climate policy framework in China? 3. Process: How do climate-related decision-making processes in China function? What "insights from the inside" can be uncovered to better understand the differences and similarities between Chinese and EU or US climate policy-making? How does this affect international negotiations? 4. Air Pollution: What role does air pollution, and more specifically PM 2.5 regulation play in recent climate policy developments in China? 5. Carbon Trading: Is China heading towards a national emissions trading system similar as the EU ETS, or are the Chinese pilot systems evolving in a different direction? Can carbon trading and carbon taxation operate effectively alongside or will some kind of hybridization occur? What has been the influence of previous mechanisms such as the CDM? 6. Energy Mix: What is China's strategy regarding its evolving energy mix? What are the certainties and questions that remain to be answered, including with regard to coal, solar power, wind power, shale gas and nuclear? Abstracts of approximately 150 words should be sent to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> by 15 April 2015 (for later abstract submissions, please contact the editors at the e-mail address below to ensure they can still be considered). Authors will be informed by May 2015 on the outcome of the initial review process. Final drafts will be due by 15 July 2015. Publication is scheduled for September 2015, three months before COP-21 in Paris. In order to ensure quick turnaround and policy relevance, articles should be concise, ranging from 3.250-6.500 words in length. Commentaries on recent decisions, new legislation, and other current developments can range from 1.500 to 2.500 words. Carbon & Climate Law Review is the first academic journal dedicated to climate regulation and the carbon market. Published on a quarterly basis under the guidance of a distinguished editorial board, it brings together representatives from the legal discipline and other stakeholders in one specialized journal, allowing them to engage in a dynamic debate on the law of climate change. Past issues have addressed carbon markets in developing countries, the Arctic, climate change law and legitimacy, and the international climate change regime complex. For further details on the journal and an archive of past issues, please visit the website at: www.lexxion.eu/cclr<https://wtiex01.wti.unibe.ch/owa/redir.aspx?C=T_UYUhMABEWzU7YgtKhcHKuygDpXbNAIVxIrIJmJ7f_r-u0kJfqm0k2qXZYv0QV-6tkAmRYyJ_o.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.lexxion.eu%2fcclr>. For further information on the editorial process, submissions on other topics or general questions relating to the journal, kindly contact the editor at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Please feel free to forward this call for papers to interested colleagues. With sincere regards, David Belis and Qi Ye (guest editors) Michael Mehling (editor-in-chief) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
