Abstract Since the United States committed to withdraw from UN Paris Agreement on climate change, international observers have increasingly asked if China can take lead instead raise global ambition in context of a world leadership vacuum. Given country's increasing economic and strategic focus sustainable low-carbon innovation, might seem well placed do so. However, much depends direction governance reform within regarding environment. To better understand how government is seeking make...

This review paper examines pathways towards solar energy in China by examining two different technologies, namely photovoltaic (PV) and water heaters (SWH). The investigates these case studies to understand how for low carbon innovation are promoted challenged China's changing financing policy-making, they relate practices among producers consumers. finds distinct approaches energy. Chinese PV is predominantly produced the export market, relies on intellectual property-intensive technology...

ABSTRACT This paper explores environmental innovation in the largest emerging economy – China and its potential for contributing to global transitions low‐carbon, more sustainable patterns of development. It builds on earlier studies bringing alternative forms low(er)‐technology, ‘below‐the‐radar', ‘disruptive' and/or social into analysis. In addition, however, develops our understanding low‐carbon by paying particular attention issues changing power relations practices: theoretical that...

China provides a stark and globally significant illustration of how changing patterns food production consumption (especially related to increased intake animal protein) are creating negative impacts on biodiversity, climate, nitrogen phosphorous cycles the use freshwater. However, China's rapidly growing innovation capabilities dynamic pattern development also offer unique opportunity for transitions towards more sustainable resilient agri-food systems. Applying ‘food practices in...

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Climate change is a complex and uncertain phenomenon, requiring political approaches that can find compromise incorporate feedback from experience, as well harness the role of civil society in holding governments to account. It thus presents an unusual challenge for China, world's largest greenhouse-gas emitter authoritarian regime, which tends avoid inclusion non-state actors governance. Drawing on ethnographic research among contemporary Chinese environmental journalists, this article...

This article examines the prospects of, and politics practices around, solar energy in China. It two different technologies, namely, photovoltaic (PV) water heaters (SWHs), to understand how pathways for low-carbon innovation are supported constrained by (the lack of) political support at national local level, interactions between state nonstate actors, as well they relate changing among consumers. also discusses obstacles trade-offs. We find very approaches energy. The PV industry China is...