3 44 China , theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation vulnerabilityandlow energyefficiency.Cooperation between China , Latin Americaandthe EU hasgreatpotential , both on atripartitebasisand multilaterally , includingthereform ofmultilateralmechanisms , newenergy cooperationandsoon. Moreimportantly , Chinasresponsetoenergyandclimatechangehasa numberofsocial , politicalandeconomicimplications.First , itisclearthatChina hasproactivelyaddressedthechallengein multiple ways , includinginpolicy , legalandtechnicalterms.Anumberofwealthycountries , includingtheUnited States , have been unable to implement adequate measures to facilitate greenhousegasemissionsreduction.Theyhavesoughtonlytoadoptincremental measuresdomesticallywhileavoidinginternationalobligations.Notwithstanding thisstateofaffairs , Chinahasdecidedtomoveforward.Chinahasuseditsdual statusasadevelopingcountry ( withrightstoandneedfordevelopment ) andits growingroleasamajorcontributortoglobalenvironmentalproblems ( suchas greenhouse gas emissions ) to acquire substantialinfluencein international environmentalnegotiations.AsPresident HuJintaodeclaredatthe2009 UN ClimateSummit , Chinawilldecreasecarbondioxideemissionsbyasignificant quantityby2020incomparisonto2005levels , forexample , byincreasingthe shareofnonfossilfuelsinprimaryenergyconsumptiontoaround15percentby 2020 ( FuJing2009 ) .Tobesure , Chinaiswellpositionedtoleapfrogontoa cleanenergydevelopmentpath.Inthelongerterm , however , Chinawouldshow trueleadershiponclimatechangeinthedevelopingworldbyadoptingaconcerted transitiontoaneconomythatproducesfewercarbonemissions.Suchachoice wouldbegreatlyfacilitated ( andexpedited ) withfinancialandtechnicalaidfrom developedcountries.Nevertheless , evenintheabsenceofsuchaid , itisclear thatthe Chinese government should integrate climate change into its developmentpolicy. Againstthebackgroundofenvironmentalcrisisandthepoliticaldilemmas concerningclimatechange , whicharebeingdiscussedandnegotiatedalloverthe world , theCopenhagenAccordwassignedin2009andwillserveasabasisfor China , LatinAmericaandtheEUfortheforeseeablefuture.Thesecountries shouldworktogethertoaddressthedeadlockinCopenhagenandreachconsensus onalowcarboneconomyandthepost2012climatechangeregime.Thiswill requirecoordinationtoensurebalanceddevelopment , preservingtheenvironment whilemaintainingeconomicgrowth. References BBCMonitoringAsiaPacificPolitical ( 2008 ), 犉狌犾犾犜犲狓狋狅犳犆犺犻狀犪狊犘狅犾犻犮犻犲狊 , 犃犮狋犻狅狀狊犳狅狉
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