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Sino-EU Cooperation on Climate Change
and Low-Carbon Development
Bo Wang and Zhongxiu Zhao
Abstract
Sino-EU cooperation on climate change and low-carbon development is mainly
concentrated on mitigation capacity-building and pre-commercialized clean
energy technology development and demonstration. Their different comparative
advantages have proven to be the foundation for cooperation. The gap in the
understanding of the Common but Differentiated Responsibilities principle
stands as one of the key barriers. More competition than cooperation in the
commercialized clean technologies and their related products is expected to be a
key factor for future friction.
Keywords
Sino EU relations Climate Change Low-carbon development Technological
cooperation
10.1
Introduction
It is necessary to reach the global peak in carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and
subsequently decrease it before 2050 in order to contain the global temperature rise
within 2
C before the end of twenty-first century. China and the EU share a
The article regards the bilateral cooperation on climate change and low-carbon development as
under the bilateral cooperation framework. Low-carbon development refers to clean energy and
renewable energy development and cooperation. The two concepts are the same in the article.
This research is supported by China Social Sciences Research Foundation project (project no.
12BGL080), China Ministry of Education Social Sciences and Humanities Foundation Junior
Scholar project (project no. 10YJCGJW012) and the University of International Business and
Economics Social Science Research Funding (project no. 09GJWT01).
