| ID | 129636 |
| Title Proper | Climate change and EU-China partnership |
| Other Title Information | realist disguise or institutionalist blessing? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Men, Jing |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Both the EU and China are important participants in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol. The EU's reliance on legally binding rules and institutions demonstrates its strong belief on institutionalism. While interstate cooperation is certainly necessary, implementation of any international agreement and most of the work needs to be done within a state. Henceforth, an uneasy balance between national interests and international responsibility has to be maintained. In the case of EU-China partnership, the carbon aviation tax issue serves as a good example to examine the realist-institutionalist struggle. Although it is still too early to tell if the EU and China would overcome their major disagreements in the field of climate change, there is reason to believe that an international agreement may be reached by 2015. |
| `In' analytical Note | Asia Europe Journal Vol.12, No.1-2; March 2014: p.49-62 |
| Journal Source | Asia Europe Journal Vol.12, No.1-2; March 2014: p.49-62 |
| Key Words | Europe ; European Union - EU ; China ; EU- China Relations ; EU- China Policy ; EU-China Partnership ; Kyoto Protocol ; National Interests ; International Responsibility ; Climate Change ; Carbon Aviation ; International Agreement ; Environmental Security ; Institutionalism ; Interstate Cooperation ; Environmental Strategy |