China’s Transition on Climate Change Communication and Governance: From Zero to Hero

Series Preface
Foreword by Xiangwan Du
Foreword by Baowei Zheng
Preface
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Contents
About the Author
1 Introduction
	1 Research Background
	2 Theoretical Foundation
		2.1 Governance and Global Climate Governance
		2.2 Two-Level Game Theory
	3 Research Methods
		3.1 Two-level Analytic Hierarchy Process
		3.2 Analysis of Stakeholders
		3.3 Tracking Analysis
	4 Research Framework and Value
		4.1 Research Framework
		4.2 Research Value
2 Climate Change and Climate Change Communication
	1 Summary of Climate Change Research
		1.1 Certainty of Climate Change
		1.2 Uncertainty of Climate Change
		1.3 Precautionary Principle
	2 Summary of Climate Change Communication Research
		2.1 Definition of Climate Change Communication
		2.2 Relationship Between Climate Change Communication and Six Major Application Communication Modes
		2.3 International Research on Climate Change Communication
		2.4 China’s Researches on Climate Change Communication
3 Two-Level Games of China
	1 Motivation
		1.1 Domestic Roots of International Problems
		1.2 International Roots of Domestic Problems
	2 Objects
		2.1 International Game Objects
		2.2 Domestic Game Objects
		2.3 Adaptative Revision of Win-Set at the Domestic Level
4 Analysis of Stakeholders (2009–2015)
	1 Definition and Classification of Stakeholders
		1.1 Definition
		1.2 Classification Method
	2 International Stakeholders
		2.1 Legitimacy
		2.2 Power
		2.3 Urgency
		2.4 Correlation
	3 Domestic Stakeholders
		3.1 Legitimacy
		3.2 Power
		3.3 Urgency
		3.4 Correlation
	4 Three Major Stakeholders: Governments, Media and NGOs
5 Empirical Study: Two-Level Tracking Analysis of Three Major Stakeholders (2009–2015)
	1 Role Changes of Chinese Government
		1.1 Role of the Chinese Government in COP15
		1.2 Tracking Analysis: Changes in Government Strategies at International Level
		1.3 Tracking Analysis: Changes in Government Strategies at Domestic Level
	2 Role Changes of Chinese Media
		2.1 Role of the Chinese Media in COP15
		2.2 Tracking Analysis: Changes in Media Strategy at International Level
		2.3 Tracking Analysis: Changes in Media Strategy at Domestic Level
	3 Role Changes of NGOs
		3.1 The Role of NGOs in COP15
		3.2 Tracking Analysis: Strategy Shift of NGOs at the International Level
		3.3 Tracking Analysis: Strategy Shift of NGOs at the Domestic Level
	4 Main Conclusions
6 China’s Climate Change Communication and Governance in the Post-Paris Era
	1 China’s Challenges
		1.1 Continuous Enhancement of Right of Speaking
		1.2 International Expectations and China’s Action
		1.3 The Largest Win-Set not yet Formed
	2 China’s Strategy
		2.1 Telling Stories of “Real China” from Domestic to International
		2.2 “Pressure Transmission” from International to Domestic
		2.3 Strategy of Cross-Level “Collaborative Governance”
	3 Case Study
	4 Case Study
7 New Stage of “Dual Transition” (2015–2018)
	1 “Dual Transition” Stage of Global Climate Governance
		1.1 Transition of the Leadership
		1.2 Transition of Emissions Reduction Mode
	2 Opportunities and Challenges for China at the New Stage of “Dual Transition”
		2.1 Opportunities
		2.2 Challenges
	3 Strategic Choice
		3.1 Strategic Choice of China’s Climate Governance
		3.2 Strategic Response for China’s Climate Change Communication
8 Conclusions and Outlooks
	1 Major Conclusions
		1.1 Theoretical Levels: The “Dual-Layer, Multi-dimensional” Research Framework
		1.2 Practice Level: China’s Route Choice
	2 Outlook
		2.1 From Top to Bottom: Way of Reform of Regime Complex
		2.2 From Bottom to Top: New Drive for Local Climate Change Response
Appendix 1 Climate Change in the Chinese Mind 2012
Remarks
Survey Lead
Principal Investigators
Consultants
Table of Contents
Introduction
Survey Method
Executive Summary
Main Content
A. Climate Change Beliefs
A1. How Much Respondents Know Climate Change
A2. Whether Climate Change is Happening
A3. Causes of Climate Change
A4. How Much Respondents are Worried about Climate Change
B. Climate Change Impacts
B1. Climate Change Experience
B2. The Time frame of the Harm Caused by Climate Change
B3. Judgment on Who Are Affected by Climate Change
B4. Climate Change Evidence
B5. Extreme Weather Event (Drought) Caused by Climate Change
C. Responding to Climate Change
C1. People's Confidence in Responding to Climate Change
C2. Willingness to Spend More to Combat Climate Change
C3. Leading Roles in Responding to Climate Change
D. Support for Climate Policies
D1. Attitude Towards the Climate Policies
E. Enforcement of Climate Actions
E1. Higher Rate of Implementation Among Respondents
F. Climate Change Communication
F1. Channels of Climate Change Information
F2. The Degree of Credibility of Different Information Sources
F3. How Much Attention Respondents Pay to Various News Contents
Appendix: Sample Demographics
Appendix 2 Climate Change in the Chinese Mind 2017
Remarks
Survey Lead
Principal Investigators
Consultants
Preface
Table of Contents
Introduction
Survey Method
Executive Summary
Main Content
A. Climate Change Beliefs
A1. When You Think of “Climate Change”, What is the First Word or Phrase that Comes to Your Mind? (open-ended)
A2. 80.4% of Respondents Think the First Word/Phrase that Comes to Their Minds is Negative When Hearing “Climate Change”
A3. 92.7% of Respondents Say they Know About Climate Change
A4. 94.4% of Respondents Think Climate Change is Happening
A5. 66.0% of Respondents Think that Climate Change is Caused “Mostly by Human Activities”
A6. 79.8% of Respondents Worry About Climate Change
B. Climate Change Impacts
B1. 75.2% of Respondents Have Already Personally Experienced Impacts of the Climate Change
B2. Respondents Think Climate Change Will Harm “Future Generations” and “Plant and Animal Species” the Most
B3. Most Respondents Think if no Countermeasures are Taken, “Climate Change” and “Disease Epidemics” Will Increase
B4. Most Respondents Worried About Climate Change’s Impacts on “Air Pollution” and “Disease Epidemics” the Most
B5. 72.6% of Respondents Think Climate Change and the Air Pollution are Inter-Related and Have Synergistic Effects on Each Other
C. Responding to Climate Change
C1. 47.8% of Respondents Think Mitigation and Adaptation are of the Same Importance
C2. Respondents Generally Believe That the Government Should do More to Address Climate Change
C3. Respondents Think Air Pollution is the Issue That the Government Should Pay the Most Attention to, Followed by Water Pollution and Ecosystem Protection
C4. Respondents Think Air Pollution is the Most Critical Problem to be Solved, Followed by Ecosystem Protection and Health Care
D. Support for Climate Policies
D1. 96.3% of Respondents Support China’s Participation in Paris Agreement in the End of 2015
D2. 94.0% of Respondents Support that China Stays in the Paris Agreement to Honor its Commitments
D3. 96.8% of Respondents Support That China Promotes International Cooperation on Climate Change
D4. 96.9% of Respondents Support Government’s Efforts of the Total Quantity Control on China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions
D5. Around 90% of Respondents Support the Government’s Mitigation Policies
D6. Over 90% of Respondents Support the Government’s Adaptation Policies
D7. 98.7% of Respondents Support that Schools Should Teach Students About Climate Change
E. Enforcement of Climate Change Countermeasures
E1. 73.7% of Respondents are Willing to Pay More for Climate-Friendly Products
E2. 27.5% of Respondents are Willing to Pay to Offset their Personal Carbon Emissions Completely
E3. 46.7% of Respondents Have Used Shared Bikes
E4. 92.6% of respondents support using shared bike as a way of travel
E5. 55.6% of Respondents Know the Use of Electricity Generated from Solar PV Installed at Home or in the Company
F. Climate Change Communication
F1. Television and WeChat are Main Channels to Get Climate Change Information
F2. Respondents have Generally Strong Desire to Get Climate Change Related Information
F3. The Central Government is the Information Source Respondents Trust Most, Followed by Corporations
F4. Respondents Pay More Attention to Social
F5. 97.7% of Respondents are Willing to Share Climate Change Information
Appendix: Sample Demographics
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