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Patrick Schroeder is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex. He worked in Beijing from 2008-2015 on climate and environment cooperation programs of the EU and the German Organisation for International Cooperation (GIZ). From 2009-2013, in his role as international advisor to the China Association for NGO Cooperation (CANGO), he coordinated the development and capacity building of the China Civil Climate Action Network (CCAN). In this capacity, he participated in key events such as the 2009 Copenhagen climate negotiations and government consultations for China’s Climate Change Law.
If China implements a national carbon tax system, this would be the most important climate policy decision taken by any government so far, and would put China into a clear global leadership position on climate change.