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Experts agree that climate change will affect China, and China will affect climate change. Yet, as a developing country, it is not required to limit its emissions under the internationally agreed Kyoto Protocol.
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Opinions and Analysis
China calls for developed countries to lead the way
Rich nations should set an example at Copenhagen by committing to emissions reductions of 40 per cent, says Chinese scientist Jiahua Pan.
China can sink carbon in the soil
China can reduce carbon emissions — and the cost of fighting climate change — by storing carbon in farmland soil, says Jiang Gaoming.
Policy Briefs
China and climate change: the role of the energy sector
Climate change is affecting China and China is affecting climate change. Key to the relationship is the nation's booming economy and changing energy sector.
How biodiversity and climate change interact
Hannah Reid, Balakrishna Pisupati and Helen Baulch explore the inextricable links between biodiversity and climate, and explain why an integrated policy approach is required.
News and Features
China's nitrogen emissions could worsen pollution
China has reduced its sulphur dioxide emissions, but its failure to reduce nitrogen emissions could worsen acid rain in the country.
Link between patent law and tech transfer 'not proven'
Strong intellectual property rights do not always ease the transfer of climate technologies and may even hinder it, claims a study.
Information Services
Easier REDD than done
Designing a framework for reducing forest emissions that will live up to expectations will be hard
A climate for disease?
Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out
