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Annual Report on Actions to Address Climate Change (2019)

Climate Risk Prevention

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  • Provides a comprehensive overview of climate changes in China
  • Covers the leading scholars in the field of environment in China
  • Presents China’s policy suggestions for combating climate change

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Global Climate Risks and China’s Strategies

    • Qingchen Chao, Guoquan Hu, Aiqing Feng
    Pages 1-18
  3. Evaluation on the Green and Low-Carbon Development in Chinese Cities

    • The Evaluation Team of Green and Low-Carbon Development in Chinese Cities
    Pages 19-40
  4. Climate Change and Climate Risks in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area

    • Bing Zhou, Hongling Zeng, Lin Zhao, Zhenyu Han
    Pages 173-193
  5. Impacts of Climate Change on Forest Fires

    • Wanxiu Ai, Ying Wu, Changke Wang, Li Liang
    Pages 195-209
  6. The Development and Influence of IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories

    • Songli Zhu, Bofeng Cai, Shuangxi Fang, Jianhua Zhu, Qingxian Gao
    Pages 233-246

About this book

This book highlights China’s theoretical advances and practical actions toward climate risk prevention in 2019. It provides both an overview and detailed discussion of specific topics, including case studies. The general report assesses the latest changes in the climate system both globally and in China, and identifies areas most susceptible to the impact of climate change. This is followed by topical reports on issues such as global climate governance, China’s strategy in climate negotiations, the carbon trade, climate insurance, domestic actions to address climate concerns, including specific solutions to local challenges and achievements made by cities in China. Written by top experts in the field from Research Institute for Eco-civilization of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and National Climate Center of China Meteorological Administration, the book aims to inform the readers on recent development and progress in climate risk prevention.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China

    Guiyang Zhuang

  • China Meteorological Administration, Beijing, China

    Qingchen Chao, Guoquan Hu

  • Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, China

    Jiahua Pan

About the editors



Guiyang Zhuang is a research fellow and deputy director of Research Institute for Eco-civilization of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). Zhuang's research interests include low-carbon economy and climate change policies.

Qingchen Chao is a research fellow and director of the National Climate Center of China Meteorological Administration. Chao's research interests include the analysis and interaction of climate systems, and climate risk management.

Guoquan Hu is associate researcher at the National Climate Center of China Meteorological Administration. Hu's research interests include climate change data simulation and climate change adaptation strategies.

Jiahua Pan is a Member of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), and professor of economics and director of Institute of Ecocivilization Studies, Beijing University of Technology. Pan's research interests include the global economyand the economics of climate change.


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Annual Report on Actions to Address Climate Change (2019)

  • Book Subtitle: Climate Risk Prevention

  • Editors: Guiyang Zhuang, Qingchen Chao, Guoquan Hu, Jiahua Pan

  • Translated by: Xiaoqing Luo

  • Series Title: Research Series on the Chinese Dream and China’s Development Path

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7738-1

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Social Sciences Academic Press 2023

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-7737-4Published: 02 January 2023

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-7740-4Published: 03 January 2024

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-7738-1Published: 01 January 2023

  • Series ISSN: 2363-6866

  • Series E-ISSN: 2363-6874

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 246

  • Number of Illustrations: 44 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Environmental Economics, Ecology

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Buying options

eBook USD 189.00
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  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 249.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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