Columbia International Affairs Online: Working Papers

CIAO DATE: 07/2014

China and the Global Environment: Learning from the Past, Anticipating the Future

Katherine Morton

November 2009

Lowy Institute for International Policy

Abstract

China's environmental problems are now at the forefront of domestic and international concern. In this new Lowy Institute Paper, 'China and the global environment: learning from the past, anticipating the future', Dr Katherine Morton examines the potential for China's system of environmental governance to respond effectively to the crises, both within and beyond territorial boundaries.