many challenges. This paper systematically analyzes the current status of China’s shale gas industry from five aspects for … years. However, China’s shale gas exploration and development is still in the initial stage and has been confronted with … term. In order to better tackle the short-term challenges, this paper proposes policy recommendations from five …

As the largest CO2 emitter in the world, China has made great achievements in carbon mitigation over the past eight … presents China׳s carbon mitigation achievements and strategies, including adjustment to the industrial structure, saving energy … these measures and policies are now plateauing. China is facing challenges including inevitable emissions growth, shrinking …

The past decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the demand for China’s wood products. However, a fast …-growing demand for wood products and limited domestic timber resources has increased China’s dependence on imported wood. As a result …, China has grown to be the most important player in the global trade of wood products both as an exporter of value-added wood …

comparison, with some clear learning. China’s larger diplomatic machine does not always translate into greater effectiveness …What are the key characteristics of the diplomacy of India and China? To what extent is diplomatic capacity an issue in … machinery of China and India (the foreign ministries, embassies, consulates and other subsidiary offices) varies greatly in size …

evaluate the effectiveness of a subsidy program in rural China. The results show that SWH costs, ranging from 0.305 to 0 … SWHs in regional China remains to be examined. This paper constructs cost models to calculate costs per unit energy saving … of SWHs in 27 Chinese provincial capital cities. The cost effectiveness of SWHs is examined at the national level. At a …

The time has come (is arguably long overdue) to develop a new basis for the World Bank's work in China. For nearly two … decades, the Bank and China have been engaged in a mutual game of ‘let's pretend’, because the annual increments to China …'s foreign exchange reserves have been larger than the Bank's annual loans to China since about 1994. Now China's national income …

-market economies in international financial institutions such as the IMF and World Bank. There are many issues and challenges facing …

The time has come (is arguably long overdue) to develop a new basis for the World Bank's work in China. For nearly two … decades, the Bank and China have been engaged in a mutual game of ‘let's pretend’, because the annual increments to China …'s foreign exchange reserves have been larger than the Bank's annual loans to China since about 1994. Now China's national income …

This article examines the pressing challenges faced by global human resource executives and the strategies that are … used to address those challenges at the macro, meso and micro levels. Semi-structured interviews are conducted with 26 … Canadian and American HR executives. The challenges include the degree of standardization of HR, foreign industrial relations …