Environmental Governance of China's Belt and Road Initiative

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dc.contributor.authorCoenen J
dc.contributor.authorBager S
dc.contributor.authorMeyfroidt P
dc.contributor.authorNewig J
dc.contributor.authorChallies E
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-22T02:41:54Z
dc.date.available2021-09-22T02:41:54Z
dc.date.issued2020en
dc.date.updated2020-07-14T02:19:13Z
dc.description.abstractChina's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013, is rapidly subsuming much of China's political and economic involvement abroad. As a far-reaching infrastructure development and investment strategy, officially involving more than 130 countries, the expansion of the BRI raises important questions about its environmental impacts and its implications for environmental governance. This article examines how China is actively and rapidly developing an institutional architecture for its envisioned “green BRI,” considering the key actors, policies, and initiatives involved in the envi ronmental governance of the BRI. We find that the current institutional architecture of the “green BRI” relies on voluntary corporate self-governance and a multitude of international and transnational sustainability initiatives. The effectiveness of the envi ronmental governance of the BRI not only hinges on China's priorities and commit ments, but also on the political willingness and capacity of BRI partner countries to maintain, implement, and enforce stringent environmental laws and regulations. We conclude by outlining several environmental governance challenges and an agenda for future research.en
dc.identifier.citationCoenen J, Bager S, Meyfroidt P, Newig J, Challies E Environmental Governance of China's Belt and Road Initiative. Environmental Policy and Governance.en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1002/eet.1901
dc.identifier.issn1756-932X
dc.identifier.issn1756-9338
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/102515
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWileyen
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectenvironmental policyen
dc.subjectglobal environmental governanceen
dc.subjectnew silk roaden
dc.subjectsustainable developmenten
dc.subjecttelecouplingen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::44 - Human society::4407 - Policy and administration::440704 - Environment policyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::44 - Human society::4407 - Policy and administration::440703 - Economic development policyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::44 - Human society::4408 - Political scienceen
dc.titleEnvironmental Governance of China's Belt and Road Initiativeen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Science
uc.departmentSchool of Earth and Environment
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