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The Climate Policy of the Biden Administration in the Context of Global Carbon Governance

Qianyu Zhou1,*

1 Institute of International Relations, China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, China
* Correspondence: Qianyu Zhou, E-mail: tdetwta99@163.com
 
J. Int. Eco. Glo. Gov., 2024, 1(2), 35-53; https://doi.org/10.12414/jiegg.240176
Received : 01 Jun 2024 / Revised : 13 Jun 2024 / Accepted : 29 Jun 2024 / Published : 10 Jul 2024
© The Author(s). Published by MOSP. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
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The issue of global climate change is becoming increasingly serious, and the United States, as a global actor in governance, has a climate policy of great significance to the global response to climate change. The Biden administration immediately adjusted the climate policy of the Trump administration, which had a profound impact on the development of science and technology and climate diplomacy, but essentially concealed the purpose of the U.S. hegemonic strategy. This paper takes the climate policy of the Biden administration as the object of study, analyzes its content and characteristics, and focuses on three means of shaping U.S. hegemony in the carbon border regulation mechanism.
 
Keywords: The Biden Administration, Global Carbon Governance, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
 
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© The Author(s). Published by MOSP. 
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

Gao, Q. The Climate Policy of the Biden Administration in the Context of Global Carbon Governance. Journal of International Economy and Global Governance 2024, 1 (2), 35-53. https://doi.org/10.12414/jiegg.240176

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