Aarhus Convention in the Formation of the Ecological Civilization Concept

Qiancheng Dong ()
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Qiancheng Dong: Hainan Normal University

Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2025, vol. 16, issue 1, No 30, 817-840

Abstract: Abstract Today, China demonstrates considerable willingness and ability to take on leadership in the fight against climate change. The concept of “ecological civilization” included in the national legislation of the PRC has a chance to go beyond the national framework and become a set of new guidelines and approaches in the field of environmental protection. The research attempts to provide a qualitative assessment of the prospects for the development of the concept of “ecological civilization” and the role of the Aarhus Convention as a tool for the formation of this concept in the post-epidemic world. The concept of “ecological civilization” is considered from the perspective of the policy and law of the PRC, as well as from the standpoint of moving beyond the national framework, including in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals. At the same time, the study examines the role of the mechanisms of the Aarhus Convention as a progressive tool for the development of the ecological civilization concept against the background of the current legislative regulation in the PRC. The study suggests that in the context of the acceptance of the ecological civilization concept, China is gradually adopting the mechanisms of the Aarhus Convention, which tend to some liberalization in terms of public access to information on the environment and justice. Practically, the study is of interest to legislative initiative subjects and specialists involved in the development of democratic institutions and justice.

Keywords: Aarhus Convention; Climate change; Environmental information; Environmental protection; Legal regulation; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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