ABSTRACT
Introduction In this concluding contribution, we will try to present an overview of the main upshot of this Special Issue.
pressure of public opinion has had its effect on the Chinese legislature to deal with the above issues. According to Xinhua – ‘Senior Chinese lawmakers on Wednesday expressed concerns over the country’s low energy efficiency and high emissions, as a recent report suggested that China is lagging behind its energy conservation and emission reduction targets’ (Xinhua 2014, 1). China has set tight targets for emission cuts and energy saving in its 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), by which consumption of energy
f onte p r ry hinese Studies, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; si s c l, niversity of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
per unit of GDP should be cut by 16% and carbon dioxide emissions should fall by 17% by 2015 from the levels of 2010.
