Environment and Development:Idealism or Realism?---An Example of “Energy Transition Law for Green Growth”in France
The legislation of environmental law among all nations is always in the dilemma between envi-ronmental protection and economic development.France enacted the “Energy Transition Law for Green Growth”in 201 4 in the context of its own economic and social development.The Energy Transition Law aims at equilibrium between economic growth and the protection of energy system and environment,setting up a model and a new direction for environmental law legislation.Given the current situation in China,the principle of“protection first”in the newly amended Environmental Protection Law need restrained interpretation,and legis-lation of environmental law should transfer to “regulation and promotion”.Among China′s legal system in re-sponse to climate change,“Low-carbon Economy Promotion Law”should be the basic law.We recommend that it should be formulated as an economic law based on the logic of the development of low-carbon industry with an integrated design of energy,architecture,transportation and financial policies.Hopefully,the law will guide China′s economic transition,the growth of green economy and low-carbon social development.
environment protection and economic developmentLow-carbon Economy Promotion Lawprotection firstgreen economylow-carbon society
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