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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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ChinasApproachtoEnergyandClimateChange 43 expandedtheimportofmanufacturedgoods. Technologyisthe mostimportantlongterm strategyfordealing with climatechange.Inthisregard Chinesescienceandtechnologyhaveprovided someusefultoolsforaddressingclimatechange.Chinaisvigorouslydeveloping energysavingand energy efficienttechnologies renewable energy and new energytechnologies and cleancoal .OthertechnologiesChinaisexploringand utilisingincludeadvancednuclearenergy carboncaptureandstorage bio sequestrationandcarbonsequestration.Thedevelopmentofenergytechnologies willhelptoreducethenearlyonetrillionUSdollarcostofeach.Chinahasalso emphasisedraisingpublicawarenessofthelowcarbonissue.Experiencehas shownthateffectivesocialparticipationisthebasisforatransitiontoalow carboneconomy. 5.犆狅狀犮犾狌狊犻狅狀 TherearesimilaritiesbetweenSinoLatinAmericanrelationsandSinoEU relationsineconomicterms althoughtheEU hasgreaterinfluenceandthe relativelypooreconomicperformanceofLatinAmericahithertoislargelydueto competitionfromtheEUratherthanfromChina.Despitebearingrelativelylittle responsibilityforthecurrentimpactofclimatechange like China Latin Americancountrieshavedeterminedthatitisintheirowninteresttobepartof thesolution.Mexicohasdevelopedaneconomywideplantohalveitsprojected emissionsby 2050 via capandtrade programme.Brazilis committed to reducingannualdeforestationby70percentby2018:deforestationisthelargest sourceofemissionsinBrazil andwhenitisincluded Brazilisoneoftheworlds topemitters.Thistargetisthereforeasignificantsteptowardsmeetingglobal emissionstrajectoriesthatgofurthesttowardsreducingclimatechange.EU Latin Americanrelationsare moreinstitutionalisedthanSinoLatin American relations.ThemaindifficultycharacterisingEULatin Americanrelationsat presentistheEUsprioritisationofEasternEuropeandAsiaPacificcountries. ChinaisheavilyinvolvedinSouthern markets butneedstomoveforward. AlthoughLatinAmericaisnotamajorimportmarketforChineseenergy itwill haveasignificantroletoplayinthediversificationofChinasenergyimports. Chineseinvestmentsintheenergysectorwillalsohelptoalleviatetheshortage offinancialresourcesintheregion andLatin Americanenergycooperation wouldbemutuallybeneficial.LatinAmericancountrieshavethewherewithalin terms ofenergy resources and biologicaldiversity to makethe region independentinitsexternalinteractions as wellasto overcomeitscurrent