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7 - What Does ‘Green’ Mean for a Green Belt and Road?

from Part I - Comparing Climate Policies

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By
Wenting Cheng
Edited by
Ottavio Quirico  and
Walter Baber
Ottavio Quirico
Affiliation:
University of New England, University for Foreigners of Perugia and Australian National University, Canberra
Walter Baber
Affiliation:
California State University, Long Beach
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Summary

The People’s Republic of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched in 2013 and has officially involved 140 countries as of 2021. This paper reviews a total of 11 Chinese policies that can be considered part of the efforts to the ‘greening’ of the Belt and Road. It analyses how, among the wide variety of principles, targets and tasks to ‘green’ the BRI, the connotation of ‘green’ has evolved over time. In particular, priority has transitioned from ecological and environmental protection and pollution control in the early days of the BRI to climate change and conservation of biodiversity since 2020. The chapter shows a progression towards more concrete greening Belt and Road implementation measures, including guidance for key industries, life-cycle management of projects, and stopping building new coal-fired power stations since decarbonisation became a domestic policy priority in 2020.

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Belt and Road Initiativegreen policiesclimate changedecarbonisation
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Implementing Climate Change Policy
Designing and Deploying Net Zero Carbon Governance
 , pp. 112 - 129
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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