Between Guilt and Obligation: Debating the Responsibility for Climate Change and Climate Politics in the Media

ABSTRACT

The “common but differentiated responsibility” of developed and developing countries to mitigate climate change is a core principle of international climate politics—but there is disagreement about what this “differentiated responsibility” amounts to. We investigate how newspapers in developed countries (Australia, Germany, United States) and emerging economies (Brazil, India) covered this debate during the UN climate summits in 2004, 2009, and 2014. Newspapers in both types of countries attributed more responsibility to developed than to developing countries. In line with social identity theory, however, media in developed countries attributed less causal responsibility (blame) to other developed countries than media in emerging economies. The latter countries’ media, in turn, attributed less responsibility to other developing countries than media in developed countries. At the same time, in line with the “differentiated responsibility”, media in developed countries attributed more responsibility to their own countries than media in emerging economies.     

International Comparison of Occupational Safety and Health Research—A Review Based on Published Articles

A comparison of international literature in occupational safety and health (OSH) research over the years from 1980 to 1998 was conducted. The comparison is based on the different languages of the over 35,000 articles, which were collected from different databases. The distribution of languages in the analyzed data has to be considered carefully with respect to the original purpose of the data collection and the specific role of the international publication language, English. The comparison shows that in several aspects OSH research does not differ in different publication languages. In some methodological aspects, and in specific objects of research, differences between articles published in different languages can be found.     

跨国工程项目安全绩效与安全文化关系模型研究

为探讨跨国工程项目的安全文化构成及其影响绩效的机制,以巴基斯坦工程项目为调查对象,基于扎根理论提出包含管理层观念文化、作业层观念文化、制度文化、物质文化、安全行为及安全结果等6个结构变量的12个假设。运用AMOS软件,构建并验证了国外项目安全文化影响安全绩效的结构方程模型(SEM)。结果显示,管理层观念文化是影响安全绩效的最重要因素,安全制度文化也是相对重要的因素,而受到宗教文化影响的作业层观念文化则是改善安全绩效的难点。最后提出有利于我国跨国施工企业安全文化建设的建议。     

Legitimacy for climate policies: politics and participation in the Green City of Freiburg

Cities are crucial to mitigating climate change and can serve as sites for innovations, providing examples of ways to conduct effective politics in transport, energy and land-use. What does it take to become a model for climate politics? This article argues that a few innovative measures will not suffice. A common vision based on broad legitimacy is crucial to achieving this position. Using a theoretical framework on input and output legitimacy with the City of Freiburg as the case, this article explores the political dimensions of the climate innovative city. The study shows that a specific kind of “green conservative” politics and a consensual view on climate issues across parties have been very important to creating political legitimacy. This has been supported by extraordinary and extensive citizen engagement in combination with the actual output, i.e. what environmental policies have delivered. The legitimacy for the Green City model also means that Freiburg is viewed as a highly livable city, in turn, creating self-enforcing dynamics that challenge its innovative potential.     

全球化背景下的国际合作与可持续发展

资源和环境问题是人类在实现可持续发展目标过程中面临的共同难题 ,任何国家都不能置身其外。集团和国家利益使人们对可持续发展的认识、实现可持续发展的责任、途径等产生分歧。基于共同利益的国际合作是实现人类可持续发展的必由之路     

Consideration of some key issues of carbon market development in China

The global carbon market has developed rapidly with two significant trends of globalization and financialization.Deriving economic interest is a nation driven-force behind the international climate negotiation and carbon market.According to deeply analyzed relationships between the carbon market and the key subjects of the climate negotiation,this article reveals that promoting the development of the global carbon market is one of the core interests of developed nations.Based on the background of international carbon market development and domestic carbon market pilots,four suggestions to the key issues of China’s carbon market are provided.The first is that the goal of China’s carbon market should be in line with and contribute to the national objectives and policies addressing climate change.The second is that the Chinese carbon market should mainly target the emission reduction of production-sectors,and contribute to their upgradation and transformation.The third is mat the development of the nation-wide carbon market in China should first take the principle of unbalanced regional development into consideration.The fourth is that linking China’s carbon market to the international market should keep steps in line with international opening-up of China’s financing system.     

“低碳”对未来国际经济竞争的影响分析

发展低碳经济已成为人类社会不可逆转的大趋势,但低碳经济问题背后隐藏着全球经济博弈的诸多层面.低碳经济是规制世界发展格局的新规则,谁把握了发展低碳经济的先机,谁将掌控未来的经济制高点,“低碳”将对未来国际贸易、金融及产业竞争产生重大影响.低碳经济同时为中国带来了机遇和挑战,我国需要在战略和战术上积极应对.     

农业生态补偿的国际经验及启示研究

由于长期的粗放型农业经营模式,中国农业生态系统遭到了极大破坏.根据农业发达国家经验,农业生态补偿是保护农业生态环境,推动农业可持续发展的重要途径.对美国、欧盟、日本等国家的农业生态补偿做法进行经验总结,包括土地休耕计划、农业环境补贴、生态农业认证等.基于国际先进经验,提出相关政策建议,包括健全农业生态补偿法律法规、完善农业生态补偿的投融资模式、明晰自然资源产权关系、因地制宜制定补偿标准等.     

青岛市国际旅游的季节性研究——基于不同的视角

以青岛市国际旅游统计数据为基础,利用X-12- ARIMA和TRAMO/SEATS方法,从国际旅游人数和人均旅游花费两个视角对其季节性问题进行深入分析.研究表明,不同视角下的季节性模式存在显著差异,并进而提出缓解季节性问题的相关建议.     

中小企业信息网络建设研究

通过分析国内中小企业信息网络与咨询服务的现状,论述了建设中小企业信息网络的重要作用,并指出了中小企业信息网络的发展趋势。