简介：Globalwarminghasgreatlyconcernedthewholeworld.Owingtothelimitationwecurrentlyhave,itisstilldifficulttocompletelyunderstandthemechanismandphysicalscienceofclimatechange.Nowbothcertaintyanduncertaintycoexistintheunderstandingofclimatewarming.Thispaperaimstosummarizecertaintiesanduncertaintiesinclimate-warmingstudies,whichfocusonsevenkeyproblemsrelatedtohumanactivities,namely,globalwarming,atmosphericconcentrationsofgreenhousegases,relationshipbetweengreenhousegasemissionsandclimatewarming,climatemodels,futureclimatechange,2?warmingthresholdandtippingpointintheEarth’ssystem.Weshouldcomprehensivelytakeintoaccountthelevelofcertaintyanduncertaintyinourunderstandingofclimatechangewhileadaptingtoandmitigatingglobalwarmingandadjustingourindustrialstructuresaccordingly.Thiswouldallowustorespondtochangewithcertainty,whileavoidingtherisksassociatedwithuncertainty.

简介：Theconceptofsecurityhasbeenredefinedsincethe1990s.Asoneoftheimportantfactorsthreateninghumansecurity,globalenvironmentalchangehasbecomeanewchallengetothenationalsecurityandsocialdevelopment.Thenationalsecurityproblemscausedbyglobalenvironmentalchange,ononehand,arecloselyrelatedtotheglobalenvironmentalproblems,and,ontheotherhand,aremanifestedintheconflictsofinternationalaffairs.TheglobalenvironmentalchangeseverelychallengesthefuturedevelopmentofChina.WhenitcomestothestudyonhumandimensionsofglobalenvironmentalchangeinChina,muchmoreattentionshouldbepaidtoissuesofimportantenvironmentalchangethatmayhavegreatimpactsonthenationalsecurityofChina,tothescientificassessmentofthevulnerabilitiesofthenaturalandsocialeconomicsystemofChinatotheimpactsofglobalenvironmentalchange,andtotheactiveestablishmentofthenationalriskmanagementsystem,inwhichglobalenvironmentalchangeshouldbeincluded,soastomakecontributiontosustainabledevelopmentandconstructionofharmonioussocietyofChina.

简介：FormulatingtheGSDRFormulatingtheGSDR(globalsustainabledevelopmentreport)isoneoftheimportantachievementsinitiatedbythe"Rio+20"summit,andithasreceivedworldwideattention.Nowadays,theinternationalcommunityhasmadeapreliminaryconsensusontheorientation,keyfocuses,frameworks,andtimescheduleofGSDR.But,therearestillgreatdivergencesintherelationshipbetweenGSDRandSDGs/post-MDGs(sustainabledevelopmentgoals/post-2015developmentagenda),theGSDRorganizationalmodel,andwhethercountrieswritingtheirownnationalsustainabledevelopmentreportornot.AfterreviewingthewholeprocessofformulatingGSDR,somerecommendationsforwritingGSDRfromtheChineseperspectiveareproposed.TheGSDRreportshouldbeascience-basedandpolicy-making-orientedassessmentreport.TheGSDRshouldfocusonthepriorityareasthatSDGs/post-MDGshavealreadyidentifiedascorefields."Limitedinnumber,easytoquantify,anduniversallyapplicable"comprehensiveassessmentindicesofsustainabledevelopmentshouldbeproposed.AGSDRinternationalworkinggroupofexpertsshouldbeestablished.Countriesshouldbeencouragedtoformulatethe"NationalSustainableDevelopmentReport"accordingtotheirowndomesticpractices.GSDRshouldbeintegratedwiththehigh-levelpoliticalforum(HLPF).Meanwhile,somesuggestionsonChina’sparticipationintheGSDRprocessarealsoproposed.China’s2030mid-termandlong-termnationalsustainabledevelopmentgoals(CSDGs)basedonboththeSDGs/post-MDGsanddomesticpracticeareproposed.Accordingtotheimplementationofnationalsustainabledevelopmentgoals,Chinashouldstarttheappropriateassessmentoftheprogressandregularlyreportonthenationalsustainabledevelopment.ChinesescientistsshouldbeencouragedtoactivelyparticipateintheprocessofGSDR.

简介：Thispapersummarizes,fromaglobalperspective,themajorprogressintheimplementationoftheAgenda21sincetheUNConferenceonEnvironmentandDevelopment.Theresultsshowthatglobaleconomyhasachievedasubstantialgrowth,andpositiveprogresshasbeenmadeinpovertyeradication,urbanization,andconservationandintensiveuseofnaturalresources.However,relevantinternationalconventionsandcommitmentshavenotyetbeencompletelyfulfilled.Thepaperfurtheranalyzesthecurrentmajorchallengesandfuturetrendsofglobalsustainabledevelopment.Itisarguedthattherearethreemajorchallenges:1)fatalglobalenvironmentalissuesposinganincreasingthreattohumansurvival;2)moreandmoresevereglobalcompetitionfordevelopingspaces;and3)issueshighlightingglobalpeople'slivelihood.Therearefourtrendsofglobalsustainabledevelopment:1)sustainabledevelopmentwillfurtherturnfromconceptintoglobalaction;2)greenwillbethemaintrendofglobaldevelopment;3)emergingdevelopingcountrieswillbecomethemaindrivingforceofglobalsustainabledevelopment;and4)internationalrelationsinthefieldofsustainabledevelopmentwillturntocompetitiveco-operation.

简介：Energyserviceisaneffectivewaytopromoteenergyconservationbymarketmechanisms,includingenergysavingservices,energyprocurement,supplyofmanyvarietiesofenergy,supplyofrenewableenergytechnologies,energy-relatedconsultingservices,riskmanagement,etc.Chinaisamajorenergyconsumerbutenergyisinshortsupply,andtheefficiencyofenergyuseislow.China’senergyserviceindustryhasexpandedrapidly,intermsofboththenumberofnewEnergyServiceCompaniesenteringthemarketandamountofcapitalinvestedinEnergyPerformanceContractingprojects,buttheenergyservicesectorinChinaisstillatanearlystageofdevelopment.Developedcountriesbeganearlyindevelopingtheenergyservicesectorandtheirenergyservicemarketismature,andtheexperienceofdevelopedcountriesshowsthatenergyservicesplayasignificantroleinadvancingenergysavingandemissionreduction.Underthenewsituation,Chinaneedscombineenergyservicesexperienceofdevelopedcountries,andtakefollowingmeasurestoaccelerateChina’senergyservicesrapidandhealthydevelopment,includingthelong-termaspectsofpolicyplanning,energy-savingcoretechnology,financeandcapitalinvestment,publicsectorreductions,personneltraining,andsoon.

简介：Developinglow-carboneconomyandenhancingcarbonproductivityarebasicapproachestocoordinatingeconomicdevelopmentandprotectingglobalenvironment,whicharealsothemajorwaystoaddressclimatechangeundertheframeworkofsustainabledevelopment.Inthispaper,theauthorsanalyzetheannualrateofcarbonproductivitygrowth,thedifferencesofcarbonproductivityofdifferentcountries,andthefactorsforenhancingcarbonproductivity.Consequently,theauthorsclarifytheirviewpointthattheannualrateofcarbonproductivitygrowthcanbeusedtoweightheeffortsthatacountrytakestoaddressclimatechange,andproposepoliciesandsuggestionsonpromotingcarbonproduction.

简介：两年多前，作为一名环境、健康与安全经理，笔者在美国康涅狄格州旧塞布鲁克参加总部年度全球环境、健康、安全及可持续发展会议。第一天笔者访问了全球领先的工商业财产保险机构美国法特瑞互助保险公司（FMGlobal)的全球研究中心(FMGlobalResearchCampus)。该中心位于美国东北部的罗得岛州西格罗彻斯特。

简介：ForChina,greenindustrialrevolutioninducedbyglobalclimatechangeposesnotonlythegreatestchallenge,butalsothegreatestopportunity.IntheperspectiveofChina'sbasicnationalconditions,andespeciallyitsnaturalconditions,China'sgreendevelopmentistheinevitablepathofchoicefortherealizationofsustainabledevelopmentandscientificdevelopment.TheessenceofChina'smodernization2050isgreenmodernization,takingthethree-stepstrategytowardsChina'sowngreendevelopmentandenergyconservationandemissionreduction.Incombinationwiththe12thFiveYearPlan,itsinnovativepositioningis'greendevelopmentplan'.

简介：Thispapergivesasystematicviewofthenewtrendsofglobalcarbonfinanceinnovationunderthechallengeofglobalclimatechangeandintheprocessoftransitiontoachieveeconomicgrowthfrom'highcarbon'to'lowcarbon',coveringthefollowingaspects:thestructure,statusquoanddevelopingtrendofglobalcarbonmarket.Thepaperdiscussestheinnovationinfinancialorganizationandservicesystemsandgovernments'overallguidanceandpolicysupport,anddrawstheconclusionthattheworldisundergoingmassivechangeswithgovernmentsactivelyrespondingtocarbonfinancetoembracethetremendousopportunitiesforcleanenergyandclimatechangeinfinancialindustry.Toseizetheopportunity,acompleteandoverallcarbonfinancesystemofChinashouldbeputinthetopoftheagenda.Giventhecurrenttasksofenergyconservationandpollutionreductionandthegrowingdemandforcapitalinput,Chinaneedstoconstructanclearofpolicyguidance,adiversifiedfinanciaservicesystem,andamulti-approachcarbonfinancesystemtointensifyandwidentheparticipationoffinancialindustry,toexpandfinancingchannelsforsustainableeconomyandspreadrisks,andfinally,workoutaninexpensivesolutiontotherealizationofChina'slowcarbontarget.

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简介：Thispaperreviewstheprogressinclimatechangeadaptation(CCA)policiesbothundertheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange(UNFCCC)andinmajorregionsandcountries,includingtheEUanditsmajormembercountries,theinfluentialdevelopedcountriesintheAsia-Pacificregion,theemergingeconomiesandtheleastdevelopedcountries(LDCs).TheprogressmadeinChinainCCApoliciesisalsoreviewedandcomparedwiththatinothercountries.Finally,goodinternationalpracticesareproposedforChina’spolicydevelopment.Itisfoundthatadaptationhasbeengiventhesamepriorityasmitigationsincethetwenty-firstcenturywithregardtoclimatechange-relatedactions.ThetopicsrelatedtoadaptationintheinternationalclimatechangenegotiationsundertheUNFCCChaveevolvedfrommechanismsforfinanceandtechnologydevelopmentandtransferexclusivelyintheearlystagestoimplementationofpracticaladaptationprogramsandactions.Since2006,majordevelopedanddevelopingcountrieshavefrequentlysetforwardspecificCCApoliciesorgeneralclimatechangepoliciesinvolvingadaptationintheformoflaws,frameworks,strategies,andplans.TheLDCshavealsobeenworkingonNationalAdaptationProgrammesofActionandsubsequentNationalAdaptationPlanswiththesupportfromthefinancialmechanismsundertheUNFCCC.Therefore,globally,ithasbecomeacommonpracticetodevelopnationalorregionalpoliciestoplanandguideCCAactions.Chinahasestablishedclimatechangepoliciesinvolvingadaptationatthenational,regional,andsectoriallevelssince2007.However,thesepolicieshavestronglimitationsintheirknowledgebase,strategicpositioning,contents,andimplementationmechanisms,e.g.lackofasoundknowledgebase,aninternationalperspective,clearresponsibilitiesforpolicyimplementation,andappropriatemonitoringandevaluationmechanisms.ItisrecommendedthatChinashouldfurtherstrengthenitstechnicalcapabilitiesinclimatechangeprojectionsaswellasimpact,vulnerabil

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简介：Inthehightechnologyindustry,smallandmediumsizedtechnologyenterprises(SMSTEs)playapivotalroleinadvancingthewholeindustry.Toachievesustainabledevelopment,theyneedtoextendtheirscopeofbusinessactivitiesbeyondanationalviewandexploitinternationalmarketactivelytomeetinternationalcompetitionsthatincreasequicklyintheformofallocatingresourceswithinthescopeoftheworld.However,theSMSTEsarealsofacingrisksassociatedwiththemselvesduringtheprocessofexploitinginternationalmarketowingtotheirownrestrictions,sowhattheyshoulddoistoconsiderriskevaluationsinexploitingtheinternationalmarket.

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