碳捕获与封存技术应用中的国际法问题初探

碳捕获与封存技术的应用一方面有利于人类减缓温室效应,另一方面也蕴含了巨大的技术风险和可能造成新的国际社会的不公平,因此它的应用不仅提出了国内法上新的课题,也成为国际法关注的焦点.与此相关的国际法问题主要集中在气候变化、海洋环境保护及废弃物跨境转移等领域.目前已有部分国际法文件对此作出了针对性的修改.研究现行国际法体系如何适用于CCS技术应用具有重要意义.     

Cosmopolitan China? Lessons from international collaboration in low-carbon innovation

Cosmopolitanism is the focus of much current debate. This literature, however, is marked by a relative paucity of detailed research that examines the impact of cosmopolitanism as a social force within different societies. In particular, two topics that have received little attention despite their utter importance for current global challenges are the scale and impact of cosmopolitanism in China and the significance of ‘cosmopolitan innovation’. This paper explores both on the basis of evidence from over 70 interviews with parties involved in low‐carbon innovation, a field that may be considered to be particularly propitious for cosmopolitan motivation. We argue that there is distinct evidence of cosmopolitanism in China but that this is a relatively fragile and elite development, despite China's increasingly deep integration into global networks and flows. Furthermore, the cosmopolitanism in evidence is a distinctly Chinese version, thereby offering important lessons regarding the nature of cosmopolitanism per se and the reciprocal challenge of China to the existing cosmopolitanism of the global North.     

A (Pragmatic) Defense of (Some) Science

In this commentary, a response to MacKendrick (2017), I examine the dilemma that recent science activism poses for sociologists of science. How can we maintain their critical integrity while condemning the anti‐science actions of the Trump administration? I propose that sociologists of science engage in two exercises to marshal a qualified defense of science. First, we should unpack what we might mean by the “science” we wish to defend. Then, we should begin to articulate grounds for defending that science commensurate with the urgency of the moment. I draw inspiration from American pragmatist philosophy to develop one such defense.     

The role of QMS in the relationship between innovation climate and performance

The emergence of new global competitors, the convergence of high-technology industries and the increasing speed and cost of technological development promises an increasingly uncertain environment for organisations, making adaptation to changes in the environment a central theme in the study of the organisation for both organisation theory and strategic management. This study thus seeks principally to verify that, while innovation and quality management (QM) alone do not possess the qualities required to provide organisations with sustainable competitive advantages, the bundle of innovation and QM together with other resources and competencies will allow organisations to obtain a competitive advantage and adapt to their environment. The results show that the factors determining innovation – such as resistance to change, cohesion and workload pressures – have repercussions for the firms’ capacity to adapt to their environmentand that a QM context facilitates this adaptation. Finally, we can conclude that a climate of support for innovation is positively related to the organisation’s performance.     

高度关注应对气候变化中的森林——展望中国林业发展的新使命

本文站在全球的高度，分析了人类应对气候变化的严峻挑战，论述了森林在应对气候变化、发展低碳经济中的优势、功能和作用，展示了森林在应对气候变化方面的发展前景。     

国际航空环境法的演进与发展

国际航空环境法经历了从无到有, 从标准或技术措施到兼采运行措施和市场措施, 从关注噪声和地面空气质量到关注全球气候变化, 从关注航空减排与减噪到关注航空环境治理中的可持续燃料开发、融资、适应等衍生问题的演进历程。国际航空环境法今后可能面临更大挑战和发展困境, 但体系会更趋完整, 基本理念会逐渐清晰, 法律效力会不断加强。     

德班世界气候大会以来国内应对气候变化的法律研究综述

法律在全球应对气候变化中的作用不容忽视。德班世界气候大会提出了包括发达国家和发展中国家在内的全球温室气体减排义务。面对严峻的国际形势，我国法学研究者在温室气体减排、限排和封存方面的研究焦点主要集中于国内外能源法的比较研究、依法监管碳排放权与温室气体排放、探索碳捕捉和封存技术的相关法律以及发展低碳经济等领域。在适应气候变化方面，我国学者认为应加强法律建设，提高应对能力。此外，我国学者还就气候变化对海洋、航空等方面法律提出的新问题进行了探索。     

Does perceived incongruence in opinion climate influence the degree of outspokenness? Evidence from two national events in China

This study extends the spiral silence theory and investigates the influence of perceived incongruence in opinion climate on individuals' intentions to express their true thoughts. Three intervening variables were examined to explain the process by which perceived incongruence in opinion climate leads to self-censorship: ambivalence, perceived opinion support, and internet political efficacy. Using data collected in telephone interviews with a random sample of 1020 Chinese residents in Shanghai and Guangzhou, we found that individual perceptions of the opinion climate varied considerably, and they were based on different media outlets. The Chinese audience is able to tell the difference between traditional media and the internet in terms of the features of their content. Moreover, among the Guangzhou residents, we found that the perceived incongruence in opinion climate was negatively related to the individual's willingness to express his or her true thoughts. Perceived opinion support was found the most robust intervening variable among the three proposed mediators.