China Environmental Law

If the Chinese side has presented a confusing face to the public, the Americans have not been models of consistency either. 
Presumably, the US is offering a commitment at Copenhagen similar to the reduction goals set forth in the Waxman-Markey bill ( the “American Clean Energy Security Act,” hereinafter ACES).  These come no where close to [...]

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Let me admit what many of you have already concluded: I’m confused.  After a week of immersion in the US-China climate change dynamic, I feel less certain about where all this is heading than before.  With little more than six months to go before the world’s climate change negotiators meet in Copenhagen, it make sense [...]

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Two interesting pieces of news have emerged from China’s just concluded ”national energy work session.”  cnYES reports (Chinese only) that:    
1. The public comments submitted with respect to China’s Energy Law have been carefully considered, and a draft of the Energy Law was submitted in January to the State Council Legislative Affairs Office (we will try to get a copy [...]

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