Home  About FNI  Research  Publications  Staff  News & events  Contact		FNI FOCAL POINTS OF RESEARCH Chinese Energy and Environmental Politics FNI research on China focuses on the country's environmental, climate change and energy problems and policies. China's rapid economic growth in the past two decades has greatly raised the living standards of the Chinese population. However, rapid economic growth is creating environmental problems at national, regional and global levels. China’s increasing greenhouse gas emissions is one example. At the same time, China's emerging political and economic strength makes it a key partner in solving global environmental problems, and China is increasingly showing leadership in international discussions. FNI research on China analyses the country's environmental, climate change and energy problems and policy, attempts to understand how environment-related bureaucracy and decision-making works, and analyses the role China will play in international cooperation on climate change and other environmental and energy issues. Selected ongoing projects: Conditions for Change in International Climate Policy: The Role of China, the EU and the US. Sichuan Province Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiverity Management Competence Centre on Environment Education for Chinese Authorities Important past projects: China's Climate Change Policy (2009). Key Actors and the Climate Regime: Lessons and Future Options. Domestic and International Developments in China’s Climate Change Policymaking (2004-2009). The Role of the UN in Global Environmental Governance: Potential for Increased Effectiveness? Performance of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) in China (2002-2009). China’s Climate Change Policy: Through the Prism of Energy Policy (2007-2008). OECD Environmental Performance Review of China (2006-2007). Improvement of Biodiversity Management in Dongting Lake, China (2005-2007). Building Capacity for the Clean Development Mechanism in China: CDM Policy Building Support (2004-2006). Blueprint for East Asian Energy Efficiency Cooperation (2005-2006). China’s Long Term Climate Change Strategies (1999-2001). Environment and Resettlement Politics in China: The Three Gorges Project (1997-2001). Researchers: Steinar Andresen (Senior Research Fellow) Inga Fritzen Buan (Research Fellow) – contact person Ole Kristian Fauchald (Senior Research Fellow) Gørild Heggelund (Senior Research Fellow) (on leave) Peter Johan Schei (Director) Selected FNI publications, Chinese energy and environmental politics: Books: XIE Yan, WANG Sung and Peter Schei (eds.), China`s Protected Areas. Beijing, Tsinghua University Press, 2004, 604 p. Heggelund, Gørild, Environment and Resettlement Politics in China: The Three Gorges Project. Hampshire (UK), Ashgate, 2004, 296 p. Articles and reports: Hald, May, Sustainable Urban Development and Chinese Eco-City: Concepts, Strategies, Policies and Assessments. FNI Report 5/2009. Lysaker, FNI, 2009, 84 p. Heggelund, Gørild M. and Inga Fritzen Buan, 'China in the Asia-Pacific Partnership: Consequences for UN Climate Change Mitigation Efforts?'. International Environmental Agreements, Vol 9, No 3, 2009, pp. 301-317. Buan, Inga Fritzen, Helping People Build a Better World? Barriers to More Environmentally Friendly Energy Production in China: The Case of Shell. FNI Report 3/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 86 p. Buan, Inga Fritzen, Norwegian Actors in the Fields of Energy and Climate Change in China. FNI Report 01/2008. Lysaker, FNI, 2008, 34 p. Heggelund, Gørild and Ellen Bruzelius Backer, 'China and UN Environmental Policy: Institutional Growth, Learning and Implementation'. International Environmental Agreements, Vol 7, No 4, 2007, pp. 415-438. Heggelund, Gørild, 'China's Climate Change Policy: Domestic and International Developments'. Asian Perspective, Vol 31, No 2, 2007, pp. 155-191. Sugiyama, Taishi , Gørild Heggelund and Takahiro Ueno, 'The Need for Energy Efficiency Cooperation'. In Sugiyama and Oshita (eds), Cooperative Climate. Energy Efficiency Across East Asia. Winnipeg, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), 2006, pp. 11-33. Ohshita, Stephanie, Steve Wiel and Gørild Heggelund, 'Cooperation Structure: The Growing Role of Independent Cooperation Networks'. In Sugiyama and Oshita (eds), Cooperative Climate. Energy Efficiency Across East Asia. Winnipeg, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), 2006, pp. 39-62. Ohshita, Stephanie, Alan Meier, Steve Wiel and Gørild Heggelund, 'Cooperation Targets: From Industry to Energy Services'. In Sugiyama and Oshita (eds), Cooperative Climate. Energy Efficiency Across East Asia. Winnipeg, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), 2006, pp. 79-94. Backer, Ellen Bruzelius, Paper Tiger Meets White Elephant? An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Mekong River Regime. FNI Report 15/2006. Lysaker, FNI, 2006, 83 p. Heggelund, Gørild, 'Resettlement Programmes and Environmental Capacity in the Three Gorges Dam Project'. Development & Change, Vol 37, No 1, 2006, pp. 179-199. Bjørkum, Ida, China in the International Politics of Climate Change: A Foreign Policy Analysis. FNI report 12/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005, 82 p. Heggelund, Gørild, Steinar Andresen and Sun Ying, 'Performance of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) in China: Achievements and Challenges as Seen by the Chinese'. International Environmental Agreements, No 5, 2005, pp. 323-348. Bang, Guri, Gørild Heggelund and Jonas Vevatne, Shifting Strategies in the Global Climate Negotiations. FNI report 6/2005. Lysaker, FNI, 2005, 30 p. Heggelund, Gørild, 'Running into Dead Ends: Challenges in Researching the Three Gorges Dam'. China Environment Series, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Vol 7, 2005, pp. 79-83. Commentary articles: Heggelund, Gørild, 'The Disappearance of Homes and Money: The Case of the Three Gorges Dam'. In Global Corruption Report 2008. Corruption in the Water Sector. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2008, pp. 99-101. Buan, Inga Fritzen and Gørild M. Heggelund, 'China’s Involvement in Climate Change Mitigation', Asia Portal, 4 August 2008. See summaries page for more/older research publications Top		FNI's focal points of research: Global governance and sustainable development Marine affairs and Law of the Sea Biodiversity and biosafety Polar and Russian politics European energy and environmental politics Chinese energy and environmental politics Free e-subscription to FNI's China-related publications: Click here to register. Recent relevant FNI News: FNI Seminar on the International Climate Change Negotiations. In Norwegian (21.11.08) FNI seminar looks at status and future of the international climate regime. In Norwegian (08.11.07) Recent media coverage: 'Blått lys for klimaavtale i København: Utslippsnasjonene sitter fast i egne klimaskyttergraver' ('Hope Waning for Climate Agreement in Copenhagen: Emission Nations Stuck in Climate Trenches'), Mandag Morgen, 1 December 2008. In Norwegian. 'Obama skal få Kina med i klimakampen' ('Obama to Get China to Cooperate on Climate Change') (web radio), NRK Verdt å Vite, 26 November 2008. In Norwegian. 'China set to take the initiative in climate talks', Reuters, 6 November 2008. '- "Verstingen" Kina tar tak i klimaproblemet' ('- Environmental "Bad Guy" China Adresses Climate Problem'), Stavanger Aftenblad, 7 August 2008. In Norwegian. 'Zhongguo daxuesheng beiji ke kao tuan zai Aosilu fangwen' ('Group of Chinese Polar Studies Students Visits Oslo'), People's Daily, 03.03.2008. In Chinese. 'Wen ji daxuesheng beiji kaocha zhi xing shou ri jianwen' ('First-hand Knowledge for Polar Studies Student of Wenji University'), QQ.com, 02.03.2008. In Chinese. 'Nansen he ta de "Qianjin hao"' ('Nansen and his "Fram"'), HLJ News, 02.03.2008. In Chinese. 'Yue 7 ge shiqu, kekaodui andi Aosilu' ('After a 7 Hour Flight, Science Team Arrives in Oslo'), Cnhan.com, 01.03.2008. In Chinese.
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