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China, the EU and Latin America : current issues and future cooperation
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44 China theEUandLatinAmerica:CurrentIssuesandFutureCooperation vulnerabilityandlow energyefficiency.Cooperation between China Latin Americaandthe EU hasgreatpotential both on atripartitebasisand multilaterally includingthereform ofmultilateralmechanisms newenergy cooperationandsoon. Moreimportantly Chinasresponsetoenergyandclimatechangehasa 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 shareofnonfossilfuelsinprimaryenergyconsumptiontoaround15percentby 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 onalowcarboneconomyandthepost2012climatechangeregime.Thiswill requirecoordinationtoensurebalanceddevelopment preservingtheenvironment whilemaintainingeconomicgrowth. References BBCMonitoringAsiaPacificPolitical 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