Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

8-2023

Abstract

Energy governance at the international level is fraught with difficulties due to the 'competition among purposes' between different bodies of international law. In this paper, we extend this thesis to argue that the same tension may be found in domestic energy governance. Drawing from China's experience in the governance of climate change and energy transition, we analyse how the misalignment of incentives between different actors and the incomplete market reform led to a drastic shift in policy in 2021. We also compare the different approaches in China's energy governance and trade governance and draw some general lessons on how developing countries might overcome such governance problems.

Keywords

China, Climate Change, Energy Transition, Carbon Peak, Carbon Neutrality, Energy Governance, Trade Governance

Discipline

Asian Studies | International Trade Law

Publication

Journal of International Economic Law

First Page

1

Last Page

14

ISSN

1369-3034

Identifier

10.1093/jiel/jgad027

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP): Policy E - Oxford Open Option D

Copyright Owner and License

Authors

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.1093/jiel/jgad027

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