Climate change and economic development: dilemmas and challenges for China.

• Main Authors: Chi-Lin Wang, 王基霖
• Other Authors: Teh-chang Lin
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/23483834110524022356

碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 中國與亞太區域研究所 === 99 === The climate change is currently one of the biggest environmental problems in human society, it has characteristics with a high degree of uncertainty and risk as well as the global impact. The negative environmental impacts destroy the ecological environment and endanger our living condition, for example, water, food, heath, etc., all affected by the climate change. In severe case what’s worse, there would be millions of people suffering from food shortage, water scarcity, sea level rises, the coastal cities were flooded, and large-scale human migration and territoryial conflicts. In recent years, the economic development in China is incredibly fast, however, the growth mode also represent the high level of energy consumption and extensive mode of development. Although this development way is able to drive economic growth, the emissions of greenhouse gases are far more than the international standard, this make China become the biggest country of global carbon emissions. In China, agriculture, water resources and carbon emissions, are all affected by the climate change impact and forced to change. In the international community, the doubts and criticisms from other countries about China’s development mode and its own national interests are raising, what’s China’s role in international climate negotiations? Because we know the impact of climate change doesn’t only affect to our environment, but also it could wildly expand to a country’s developmental policy making process.