China and Great Power Responsibility for Climate Change - 9781032094977

Taylor & Francis > University of Helsinki

China and Great Power Responsibility for Climate ChangeAuthor(s): Sanna Kopra\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032094977, 978-1032094977\nSynopsis\nAs American leadership over climate change declines, China has begun to identify itself as a great power by formulating ambitious climate policies.\n\nBased on the premise that great powers have unique responsibilities, this book explores how Chinas rise to great power status transforms notions of great power responsibility in general and international climate politics in particular. The author looks empirically at the Chinese party-states conceptions of state responsibility, discusses the influence of those notions on Chinas role in international climate politics, and considers both how China will act out its climate responsibility in the future and the broader implications of these actions. Alongside the argument that the international norm of climate responsibilit.