TY - JOUR
T1 - IB2020/3 Assessing China's Climate Change Aid to the Pacific
AU - Zhang, Denghua
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Climate change is the single greatest challenge faced by Pacific Island countries (PICs) (PIF Secretariat 2018:10). Unsurprisingly, the battle against climate change has been placed at the heart of PICs national policies. As Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Dame Meg Taylor stated, the highest priority for our region is climate change mitigation and adaptation. Climate change has become a thorny issue in Australia-Pacific relations as PICs accuse their largest donor of falling short of the regions expectations on addressing climate change. In contrast, the Pacifics second largest donor China has seemingly been under less pressure, although it remains the worlds largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Given these circumstances, this In Brief discusses Chinas climate change aid to the Pacific and highlights that Chinas various forms of commitments are set to continue, although they are not the highest priority for the government.
AB - Climate change is the single greatest challenge faced by Pacific Island countries (PICs) (PIF Secretariat 2018:10). Unsurprisingly, the battle against climate change has been placed at the heart of PICs national policies. As Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Dame Meg Taylor stated, the highest priority for our region is climate change mitigation and adaptation. Climate change has become a thorny issue in Australia-Pacific relations as PICs accuse their largest donor of falling short of the regions expectations on addressing climate change. In contrast, the Pacifics second largest donor China has seemingly been under less pressure, although it remains the worlds largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Given these circumstances, this In Brief discusses Chinas climate change aid to the Pacific and highlights that Chinas various forms of commitments are set to continue, although they are not the highest priority for the government.
U2 - experts-publications/publications/7480/ib-202003-assessing-chinas-climate-change-aid-pacific
DO - experts-publications/publications/7480/ib-202003-assessing-chinas-climate-change-aid-pacific
M3 - Article
SP - 2pp
JO - Department of Pacific Affairs
JF - Department of Pacific Affairs
IS - 2020/3
ER -