Implementing international environmental treaties in developing countries : China's compliance with the Montreal Protocol

Journal article

Since signing the Montreal Protocol in 1991, China has complied with the Protocol's procedural requirements and has satisfied its substantive obligations for reducing ozone-depleting substances by meeting the 1999 freeze targets and making progress towards reaching the 50 percent reduction goals for 2005. The Protocol's Multilateral Fund has played a key role in China's compliance. The sector-based approach to funding, which approved sector-level funding and targets for reduction of ozone-depleting substances, has been much more effective in changing government and industry behavior than the previous project-by-project approach, which required an application and approval procedure for each individual project. Other factors contributing to China's success include the use of market-based policies and regulations, positive government leadership and capacity building, and the participation of local environmental protection bureaus in implementing the Protocol.

Authors: Zhao, J

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Journal: Global Environmental Politics
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 58-81
• Publication date: 2005-01-01
• EISSN: 1536-0091
• ISSN: 1526-3800