简介：SincetheCleanDevelopmentMechanism(CDM)undertheKyotoProtocolwasinitiated,ChinaandIndiahaveoverwhelminglyledotherdevelopingcountriesregardingCDMprojectsdevelopment.AcomparativestudyoftheCDMinIndiaandChinaisconductedastherearemanysimilaritiesbetweenbothIndiaandChinawithregardtotheCDMimplementationduetothefactthatIndiaisanothermajordevelopingcountrywithalargepopulationandapotentialsourceofGHGemissionsrivalingChinainthenearfuture.ThroughexaminingthedevelopmentofandlegalissuesforCDMprojectsinIndia,itsexperienceandlessonsregardingdevelopingandmanagingCDMprojectsthatChinacancriticallylearnarediscussed.

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：Overthepastdecade,theChinesegovernmenthasdevelopedseveralplansregulationsandpolicymeasuresrelatedtothedevelopmentofrenewableenergytechnologiesandhasimplementedaseriesofpilotprojects.ChinesepolicymakershavespentseveralyearsstudyinghowrenewableenergypolicymodelsthathavebeenusedinternationallycouldbeimplementedinChina.Programsarecurrentlyunderwaytoimplementpilotrenewableportfoliostandards,ormandatorymarketshares(MMS)forrenewableenergy,inseveralprovinces.ThispaperexaminestheprimaryinstitutionsthatareinvolvedinpromotingrenewablepoliciesinChina,thestructureofthepoliciesthatcurrentlyarebeingdrafted,andthestatusofthecomplementary,national-levelrenewableenergylawbeingdraftedtoprovidealegalbasisforongoinglocalandnational-levelpolicies.ItthenexaminesthelegalrequirementsforpromotingrenewableenergylegislationundertheChineselaw-makingsystem.Finally,itprovidesrecommendationsfor