The Revelation For China About The Assuming Of Low-Carbon Obligation Of Countries-From Kyoto To Doha

The climate issue has become increasingly serious, and it is essential to slow down the global warming through carbon emission reduction. The United Nations adopted "United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change"(UNFCCC) in1992, and in1996, the United Nations made and passed "Kyoto Protocol", which formulated the "principles of common but separated responsibilities". According to this principle, the target of emission reduction of developed countries has been formulated:between2008and2012, the domestic greenhouse gas emissions should be controlled in5.2%of1990emission standards. This protocol came into force officially on February6,2005and became the first convention on international climate which owned the legally binding. It presents that human race has entered into a practical stage of global cooperation to control the climate problems.The issues of global climate must be elaborated from the macroscopic perspectives. To start with, this dissertation explains the main contents of each international climate conferences and evaluates different communities’positions from the beginning of the Kyoto Protocol to the Doha meeting at the end of2012, with the starting point of international cooperation and the cutting perspective of international laws and relations. Furthermore, the dissertation elaborates that China does not assume the mandatory obligations of emission reduction as a developing country based on the "principles of common but separated responsibilities". However, China has to consider its own stance on environmental issues again when the United States claims China and other developing countries do not accept mandatory responsibilities as the excuse and refuses to sign the convention. Although America acknowledges the "Bali road map", in the Copenhagen Conference this kind of refusal happens again. As the leader of international climate issues (EU), the formulation of domestic environmental policies and the implementation of emission reduction measures, have the major reference for other countries. Confronting with the existing problems of homeland disappearance and state destruction, the alliance of small island countries which always follows China’s advices also produces the divergence with China. Except for the external international pressure, internal ecological environment of China is increasingly fragile, frequent natural disasters happening in recent years due to the climate problems. In the face of the status quo at home and abroad, China must maintain their attitudes of climate issues and determinations to deal with the problems. By drawing on the revelation of other countries’ international cooperation and experiences of legal norms to tackle the climate issues, this dissertation explores the achievements of China at present and especially looks into the future to achieve the targets of sustainable development.