Green from Above: Climate Change, New Developmental Strategy, and Regulatory Choice in China

Texas International Law Journal, Vol. 45, pp. 201-232, Fall 2009

32 Pages Posted: 20 Feb 2010

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Dongsheng Zang

University of Washington - School of Law

Date Written: December 1, 2009

Abstract

This essay discusses a developmental strategy formulated in China between 2004 and 2007, with a strong emphasis on energy efficiency in response to growing pressure from global concerns of climate change. It tries to show how a top-down regulatory structure was reinforced in the process.

Keywords: climate change, energy, China, regulation

Suggested Citation

Zang, Dongsheng, Green from Above: Climate Change, New Developmental Strategy, and Regulatory Choice in China (December 1, 2009). Texas International Law Journal, Vol. 45, pp. 201-232, Fall 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1554752

Dongsheng Zang (Contact Author)

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