Evaluation of Countries’ Capacities for Addressing Climate Change in the Post-Paris Era

Zhixuan Ji (), Mou Wang, Xinran Yang () and Wenmei Kang ()
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Zhixuan Ji: University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 11 Changyu Street, Fangshan District, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
Mou Wang: Research Centre for Sustainable Development, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Research Institute for Eco-civilization, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 27 Wangfujing Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100010, P. R. China1University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 11 Changyu Street, Fangshan District, Beijing 102488, P. R. China
Xinran Yang: Greenpeace, Liangdian Creatie Park Room 201, No. 94 Dongsishitiaojia, Dongcheng District, Beijing 100007, P. R. China
Wenmei Kang: University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, No. 11 Changyu Street, Fangshan District, Beijing 102488, P. R. China

Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), 2022, vol. 10, issue 01, 1-17

Abstract: The Paris Agreement signed in 2015 basically established the post-2020 international climate system. The agreement no longer emphasizes the differences between countries of the North and South. It requested each country to outline and communicate their post-2020 climate actions, which were legally termed as “nationally determined contributions†(NDCs). However, in the process of negotiating the implementation rules and regulations, there is still a big divide between developing and developed countries. Thus it is important to evaluate countries’ responsibilities, obligations and capacities for addressing climate change in the post-Paris era. By adopting the Delphi method, this paper establishes a more comprehensive index system to quantitatively evaluate countries’ capacities for addressing climate change, and to further identify and determine their capacities under the Paris Agreement. According to the evaluation results, there is still a large gap between developed and developing countries in their capacities for addressing climate change. Developing countries with weak capacities fall behind mainly in terms of the industrialization process, Human Development Index (HDI) and urbanization rate. Developed countries with strong capacities lack commitments and actions in terms of helping developing countries to mitigate and adapt to climate change. This paper, by expanding the use of the Delphi method with a multi-dimensional evaluation system that includes a historical responsibility index, attempts to provide a reference for differentiating countries’ capacities and responsibilities in global climate governance, and to promote a more equitable and reasonable global climate governance system.

Keywords: Climate change; capacity; evaluation index system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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