Patrick Schröder:is the international adviser at the China Association for NGO Cooperation where he supports coordination and international cooperation of the China Civil Climate Action Network (CCAN). He holds a PhD in Environmental Studies from Victoria University of Wellington. His position is supported by the German Centre for International Migration and Development (CIM) to facilitate German-Chinese cooperation on climate change and civil society.
As climate change becomes an increasingly urgent problem that needs to be addressed through global cooperation, China – the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases and, at the same time, largest manufacturer of renewable energy equipment – is attracting attention greater than ever before.
The global community is wants to understand what is happening in China in terms of climate change mitigation, energy policies, low carbon urban development and other activities. The public is particularly curious to learn about the role of Chinese civil society and environmental NGOs’ engagement in China’s low-carbon development pathway. This publication provides a brief overview of several important ways in which Chinese environmental groups are working to address climate change issues – both at home and internationally. It also explains the developing relationship between the Chinese government and NGO actions, how Chinese environmental NGOs are fi nding their way into global civil society, and their participation in global civil society debates on climate change. It also forecasts what can be expected from Chinese NGOs in the field of climate change in the years to come. Although China’s NGO climate change movement and civil society will have neither the strength nor the tools to solve the world’s climate change problem alone, it will be impossible to solve it without their participation and contribution.
Report can be downloaded at http://www.eu-china.net/web/cms/upload/pdf/materialien/2011_11_11-schroeder-climate-change-activism-China_11-11-07.pdf
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