ODI's Rebecca Nadin on EU-China trade disputes, climate change and China's global role

Dr. Rebecca Nadin, Director of the Global Risks & Resilience team at ODI, specializes in climate risk and national adaptation planning. In an interview with SMG, she discusses China's efforts to address climate change both independently and collaboratively with the international community. Dr. Nadin commends China for its leadership in investing in renewable technology but highlights the inevitability of international disputes, such as the recent EU investigation into Chinese new energy vehicles. She emphasizes the importance of preventing such disputes from affecting global climate governance. Dr. Nadin stresses the need to balance domestic concerns like employment and livelihoods with climate change governance to ensure sustainable support for climate initiatives. She also explains the objectives of the Adapting to Climate Change in China project, which involves collaborating with Chinese governmental and scientific agencies to enhance understanding of climate adaptation and improve policy-making and strategy-building.