Will China build a green Belt and Road in the Arctic?

This article aims to shed light on two questions: what are the implications of China's Belt and Road Initiative ( BRI ) for Arctic governance? And what are the environmental implications of the BRI for the Arctic? The article first discusses the interaction between China's BRI and Arctic p...

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Published in:Review of European, Comparative & International Environmental Law
Main Author: Liu, Nengye
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018
Subjects:
Law
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/reel.12238
https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Freel.12238
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/reel.12238
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Summary:This article aims to shed light on two questions: what are the implications of China's Belt and Road Initiative ( BRI ) for Arctic governance? And what are the environmental implications of the BRI for the Arctic? The article first discusses the interaction between China's BRI and Arctic policy, examining the vision that China would like to use the BRI to shape Arctic governance. The article focuses on the environmental components of the BRI . It explores whether China's current regulatory regimes are sufficient to help ensure a green Belt and Road in the Arctic.