Strategies and measures of international climate cooperation for the Belt and Road regions

Authors

• Yi WANG, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Center for Carbon Neutrality Strategy, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaFollow
• Xianchun TAN, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Center for Carbon Neutrality Strategy, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaFollow
• Jingyong ZHANG, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
• Renqiang LI, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
• Minpeng CHEN, School of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Renmin University of China, Beijing 100872, China
• Baihe GU, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China Center for Carbon Neutrality Strategy, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
• Jianping ZHANG, China Institute for WTO Studies, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, China Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Beijing 100710, China

Keywords

the Belt and Road Initiative, climate cooperation, technology, finance, capacity building

Abstract

Climate cooperation is conducive to promoting the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) partner countries and regions to handle the relationship between economic development and tackling climate change, which is critical to achieving the green transformation of the regional economy. Based on the facts and projections of climate change in the BRI region, this study explored the demand gaps in technology, finance, and capacity building in the BRI region based on the impact of climate change on water resources, agriculture, and biodiversity. The study found that most countries and regions along the Belt and Road have a more urgent need for adaptive technologies than mitigation technologies. However, given the relatively weak economies of most BRI countries and regions, the actions that drive climate change mitigation and adaptation will face significant funding gaps. In addition, there also exist gaps in capacity building in mitigation and adaptation field such as disaster prevention and mitigation, ecosystem governance, promoting lowcarbon industries, forest carbon sequestration, and biodiversity. On this basis, the study proposed the overall strategy of the BRI climate cooperation from the perspectives of cooperative countries and regions, cooperation fields, and cooperation countermeasures. It further clarified Southeast Asia and Africa as the key regions of BRI climate cooperation and identified key cooperation fields in terms of technology, finance, and capacity building. Furthermore, a systematic cooperation plan was proposed.

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Chinese

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Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

WANG, Yi; TAN, Xianchun; ZHANG, Jingyong; LI, Renqiang; CHEN, Minpeng; GU, Baihe; and ZHANG, Jianping (2023) "Strategies and measures of international climate cooperation for the Belt and Road regions," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 38 : Iss. 9 , Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.16418/j.issn.1000-3045.20230526007
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol38/iss9/14