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Bryant Walker Smith

2009

China

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Air Pollution As An Asset: China's Use Of The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism, Bryant Walker Smith Feb 2009

Air Pollution As An Asset: China's Use Of The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism, Bryant Walker Smith

Bryant Walker Smith

This article, which examines the use of the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in the People's Republic of China, has two purposes. First, it places both China and the CDM in the larger context of international environmental law. Second, it analyzes and assesses China’s use of the CDM.

The article has six parts. Following a brief note about Taiwan, Part 3 discusses climate change and China. Part 4 tracks the global response to climate change, including the CDM. Part 5 examines the relationship between the CDM and China, and Part 6 concludes with a consideration of additional challenges present …