ABSTRACT
Global Warming and East Asia analyses the domestic politics, foreign policy and international relations of climate change in East and Southeast Asia, The countries of this important region are often disproportionately affected by climate change and, as they expand and develop, their contribution to the problem grows. The contributors investigate the increasingly widespread and disparate efforts to address global warming at international, national and local levels, and in so doing increase our understanding of a region vital to mitigating and coping with climate change. This unique volume includes in-depth studies of China and Japan, two of the most important countries in East Asia with regard to global warming, and examines the role of East and Southeast Asian countries, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, in combating the problem.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|39 pages
Perspectives on the politics of climate change in East Asia
chapter 2|21 pages
Climate change priorities for East Asia
part II|91 pages
China and the politics of climate change
chapter 4|20 pages
The forces behind China's climate change policy
chapter 5|23 pages
Navigating between “luxury” and “survival” emissions
chapter 6|23 pages
The Clean Development Mechanism and China's energy sector
part III|73 pages
Formulating climate change policy in Japan
chapter 8|15 pages
Development assistance and Japan's climate change diplomacy
part IV|51 pages
The costs and opportunities of climate change in Southeast Asia