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China’s rapid economic growth has led to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions being ranked highest in the world. Although addressing climate change not only presents severe challenges, but it also presents opportunities, mitigation of, and adaptation to climate change that will allow China to meet its future development demands in a sustainable way.
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Pan, J., Chen, Y., Zhang, H., Bao, M., Zhang, K. (2016). Strategic Options to Address Climate Change. In: Qin, D., Ding, Y., Mu, M. (eds) Climate and Environmental Change in China: 1951–2012. Springer Environmental Science and Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-48482-1_7
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