Navigating New Trade Dynamics: The Impact of Carbon Barriers on China's Belt and Road Initiative
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 January 2025 | Viewed by 166
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Interests: sustainable development; spatial analysis; social governance; ecosystem services; environmental governance; land use planning and management
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Interests: chaos analysis of intelligent reform of manufacturing enterprises; complex system theory and application; robust analysis and control of manufacturing information system; digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises; green innovation; supply chain management
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Interests: supply chain management; operations management; the intersection of artificial intelligence (machine learning and deep learning)
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by China in 2013, represents one of the most ambitious global infrastructure and investment strategies of the 21st century. Spanning over 60 countries, the BRI aims to foster international cooperation in trade and economic development, primarily through infrastructure investment, construction projects, and bilateral trade agreements. However, this initiative unfolds within a rapidly changing global context where environmental concerns, particularly carbon emissions and climate change, are gaining unprecedented prominence.
This Special Issue will focus on the impact of carbon barriers on China's trade within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It will explore how these environmental trade measures are reshaping decision making and strategies in Chinese industries and BRI partner countries, particularly in response to global efforts to reduce carbon emissions. The issue aims to provide a comprehensive analysis covering the economic, policy, technological, and environmental dimensions of this evolving trade landscape. Key topics include the following:
- Carbon Barriers on BRI Projects: Case studies on the impact on financing, design, and execution.
- Industry Adaptations to Carbon Barriers: Innovations and trade shifts in key BRI sectors like manufacturing and energy.
- Policy Response to Carbon Regulations: How China and BRI nations are altering trade and environmental policies.
- Green Technologies in BRI Trade: Examples of renewable energy and efficiency improvements countering carbon barriers.
- BRI Environmental and Sustainability Assessment: Measuring the ecological impacts and sustainability alignment of BRI initiatives.
Dr. Jintao Li
Dr. Jianhua Zhu
Dr. Feng Liu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- belt and road initiative (BRI)
- carbon barriers
- sustainable development
- international trade
- environmental policy
