Climate Change Discourse in China

Preface
Contents
About the Author
List of Figures
List of Tables
1 Introduction
	Urgency and Challenges of Climate Change
	The Role of China in Global Climate Change Governance
	A Discursive Approach to Climate Governance
	How to Understand Climate Governance of China?
	Structure of the Book
	References
2 A Leadership Approach to Understanding the Transformed Climate Governance of China
	Introduction
	Climate Change, Leadership and China
	Analytical Framework: State Transformation Approach to China
		State Transformation Approach
		Governing System of China
		Territorial System
		Functional Systems
		Non-State Actors
	Findings: A State Transformation Approach to Climate Leadership in China
		Leadership on Climate Change at the Central Administrative Level
		Vertical Rearrangement of Climate Leadership Across Central and Local Actors
		Territorial and Functional Redistribution of Climate Leadership Between Local Governments and Environmental Agencies
		Cross-Functional Redistribution of Climate Leadership: From NDRC to MEE
		Internationalisation of Climate Leadership: Emerging Non-State Actors
	A New Era of Climate Change Governance of China
		Institutional Reform for Environmental Protection in China
		A New Era of Climate Change Governance of China
		Dynamic Approach to the Climate Leadership at the Functional Level
	Discussion and Conclusion
	References
3 The Rise of China in the Global Governance of Climate Change: From 2009 Copenhagen Summit to 2015 Paris Negotiations
	China’s Environmental Governance and Global Climate Change Politics
		The Rise of China’s Environmental and Climate Governance
		China’s Participation in Global Climate Change Politics
	Climate Change Discourse
	Method
	The Rise of China in Global Governance and International Cooperation
	China’s Positions on International Climate Change Cooperation
	Discursive Interaction Between the Rise of China and Global Climate Change Governance
	Is China a Leader of Global Climate Change Governance?
	Conclusion
	References
4 Discursive Evolution Around the Principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities in China
	The Principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities
	China’s Discourse on the Responsibilities for Addressing Climate Change
		The ‘Different Responsibilities’ Discourse
		The ‘Common Responsibility’ Discourse
	Dynamic Discourse on the Responsibilities for Addressing Climate Change
		The Dominance of Different Responsibilities Discourse
		The Emerging Common Responsibility Discourse
	Discursive Adoption in Climate Change Policy Rhetoric
	Discussion and Conclusion
	References
5 Framing Climate Change Resilience in China
	Introduction
	Framing Climate Change Resilience
	Climate Resilience Journalism
	Climate Resilience in China
	Research Methods
		Identifying Frames
		Data Collection
	Results
		Types of Newspapers
		Framing Climate Change Resilience in People’s Daily, China Meteorological News and China Business News
			People’s Daily
			China Meteorological News
			China Business News
		Framing Climate Resilience in China Daily
		‘Resilient Cities’
		Types of Actors/Sources Cited in the Coverage
		Associations Between Triggering Events and Climate Resilience Coverage
	Discussion and Conclusions
	References
6 Conclusion
	Summary of Each Chapter
	Contributions to Academic Theories
	Contributions to Climate Governance
	Future Development of Climate Governance
	References
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Abbreviations
Index