General Report
Adjusting expectation for pragmatic actions-from Copenhagen to Cancun ....／001
Hot Topics in Climate Change
An introduction of compilation rules, evaluation process, and the main
conclusions of the IPCC Assessment Report ............................／027
New trends in preparation of IPCC the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5)
and its impacts on climate negotiations ..............................／040
Medium and long term goals of mitigation actions .........................／047
Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable (MRV) National Appreciated
Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in developing countries under
Bali Action Plan .....................................................／057
Status, dynamics and outlook of financing mechanism on climate change ....／069
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM): current status and future reform ......／085
Progress and trend of negotiations on REDD+ issue ........................／098
New Developments of Climate Policies
in Major Countries／Groups
Progress and impacts of American climate legislation and
energy legislation ...................................................／111
New progress in European climate policy ..................................／125
Roles and Function of the BASIC Group in International
Climate Negotiations .................................................／143
Interests and demands of medium and small developing countries and
their impacts on climate negotiations ................................／153
Chinese Response to Climate Change and Policy Actions
Progress toward meeting the 11th Five-Year Plan Energy
Conservation Target ..................................................／165
Pathways and policy considerations to achieve the target of 40%-45%
reduction in Carbon Intensity ........................................／183
Adaptation to climate change in China: policies, actions and progress ....／195
Policies and actions to promote low carbon buildings .....................／217
Increasing carbon sinks of forestry to address climate change ............／232
NGOs and Climate Change ..................................................／245
Low carbon World Expo in Shanghai and urban development ..................／257
Thematic Studies
Has China over-concerned about Carbon Tariffs? ...........................／273
An assessment on status of low carbon economy demonstration
in selected provinces and cities .....................................／287
Adaptation to climate change: analysis framework and policy implications .／300
New progress of studies on cumulative carbon emissions ...................／311
Annex
Annex Ⅰ Copenhagen Accord ..............................................／326
Annex Ⅱ Population in selected countries (2008) ........................／330
Annex Ⅲ Key economic indicators in selected countries (2008) ...........／332
Annex Ⅳ Energy and CO2 emissions in selected countries (2009) ..........／334
Annex Ⅴ Energy consumption per unit GDP, energy consumption
per unit Industrial value-added and electricity consumption
per unit GDP by regions in China (2009) ........................／337
At the end of 2009 in Copenhagen, Danmark, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) convened its 15th Conference of the Parties to the Kyotol Protocol (CMP5), which received great attention from the whole world. Although the negotiations failed to achieve a legally binding agreement, the Copenhagen Conference still had vital and profound impacts on promotion of the international climate negotiation process. With the Tianjin Climate Conference recently added to the negotiation sessions in October 2010, it is not clear what we could achieve to COP16 in Cancun, Mexico, This book calls together experienced experts with in-depth understanding of the latest developments in the global response to climate change since the Copenhagen Conference and Chinese actions in response to climate change, the results of these actions, and the challenges that are still being faced. This will also help the reader to better understand the upcoming Cancun conference, as well as China’s long-term strategy in response to climate change.
