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The Rise of China in the Global Governance of Climate Change: From 2009 Copenhagen Summit to 2015 Paris Negotiations

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Climate change is seen as one of significant global crises. China’s contribution and participation is a key to global success in addressing climate change. International pressures and rapid growth of economy and emissions could be understood as important drivers of a change in China’s climate change policies and positions. However, they may exert influences over climate policy through discourse. For this reason, this work raises the central research question: How do domestic political discourses shape China’s resolution on the leadership of global governance of climate change? This chapter argues that the change in domestic political discourse makes a great contribution to China’s positions on climate change. Research methods involve the discourse analysis of policy documents in 2009 and 2015.

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Wang, S. (2022). The Rise of China in the Global Governance of Climate Change: From 2009 Copenhagen Summit to 2015 Paris Negotiations. In: Climate Change Discourse in China. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-6754-1_3

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