Legal Issues for Implementing the Clean Development Mechanism in China

Today, climate change is among the most hotly-debated topics. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), one of the three financial mechanisms under the Kyoto Protocol open to developing and developed countries, was devised to assist in mitigation of global warming. This book discusses what China should do to make full use of the CDM to promote sustainable development and to meet the challenge of climate change from a legal perspective. The findings lead to the conclusion that the CDM has limitations in promoting sustainable development in China, and thus should be regarded only as a complementary instrument in combating climate change. Legal strategies for improving the implementation of CDM projects under the legal framework in China are thus put forward, and some proposals for China to meet the challenge of climate change in the post-2012 era are made.
This book offers new insights to academics and policymakers both in the public and private sector. It is intended for legal practitioners and researchers on carbon trading as well as policymakers interested in the role of developing countries in climate change law. In addition, it is of interest to stakeholders of CDM projects.

Xiaoyi Jiang is currently a Lecturer in Environmental Law at the Wuhan University China Institute of Boundary and Ocean Studies, PRC. She holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Law from Wuhan University, PRC and a PhD in Environmental Law from the University of Western Sydney, Australia. She has teaching and research interests in International and Comparative Environmental Law, Climate Change, Chinese Environmental Law and Trade and Environment Law.