International game and strategic analysis of China’s methane emission control

Authors

Zixu SU, School of Social Development and Public Policy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaFollow
Xinhe BAO, Department of Chemistry, Advanced Institute for Future Energy, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China; Institute for Carbon Neutrality, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, ChinaFollow

Keywords

methane emission control; international climate change negotiations; international games; fairness principles; China’s climate strategy decision-making

Document Type

Strategy & Policy Decision Research

Abstract

Against the backdrop of methane emission control becoming a hot spot in global climate governance, China, as a major methane emitter, has committed to announcing its 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions covering all greenhouse gases before COP30, drawing significant attention from the world. In order to systematically analyze the international dynamics and China’s response strategies in methane emission control, this article explains the necessity and urgency of methane mitigation based on the current situation of global methane emission, and also clarifies essential meaning of international game to reveal China’s challenge and opportunity amid the backlash against globalization. Besides, it sorts out the underlying logic of China’s methane mitigation strategy from the international and domestic levels, thus putting forward China’s strategic choices. This study concludes that, for the purpose of maintaining dominance over international regulations, developed countries tend to set restrictive methane reduction standards and timetables without fulfilling their climate finance promises, in particular, the individual country exhibits the passive attitude and inconsistent policy in climate governance. In this situation, not only does it put enormous pressure on developing countries, but also it intensifies the uncertainty in international negotiations. Facing the dynamic international climate game, China insists on formulating practical methane mitigation strategies according to its own national conditions and development stage, at the same time, it is committed to cracking the rigid constraints of its development, creating competitive advantages in the field of methane emission reduction with improving China’s international discourse power.

First page

1745

Last Page

1762

Language

Chinese

Publisher

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Recommended Citation

SU, Zixu and BAO, Xinhe (2024) "International game and strategic analysis of China’s methane emission control," Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version): Vol. 40 : Iss. 10 , Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3724/j.issn.1000-3045.20250228003
Available at: https://bulletinofcas.researchcommons.org/journal/vol40/iss10/10