Addressing climate change in post-COVID world: implications of China-Us tensions on climate politics
The COVID-19 pandemic has implications for climate politics. Carbon emissions from states are expected to increase rapidly when the states strive to maximize their production in a post-pandemic world. The two countries that are crucial in combating climate change are China and the US, which...
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17097/1/44775-144091-1-SM.pdf http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17097/ https://ejournal.ukm.my/jebat/issue/view/1361 |
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| Summary: | The COVID-19 pandemic has implications for climate politics.
Carbon emissions from states are expected to increase rapidly when
the states strive to maximize their production in a post-pandemic
world. The two countries that are crucial in combating climate change
are China and the US, which are respectively the first and second-largest carbon emitters in the world. Nevertheless, the growing
tensions between these two countries on several issues are hindering
the climate cooperation and the implementation of the Paris Climate
Agreement. The objective of this article is to explore the evolution
of climate change debate between China and the US and to analyse
the factors that are likely to shape the climate responses of these
two countries in the future. This article argues that without forging
cooperation between China and the US combating climate change
would be very difficult. This article analyses that China is unlikely to
stick on to its Paris emission reduction commitments without the US
re-engagement with the Paris Agreement. This article has employed a
qualitative methodology in carrying out research collecting data from
the primary and secondary sources. |
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