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This chapter argues that the solutions to climate change have to embrace a new philosophy that must be founded on epistemic communities connected through a global sense of urgency and knowledge building to find a solution to the climate crisis and a new way of living in harmony with the environment. The Chinese notion of eco-civ is such a philosophy as it is increasingly being used as a form of connectedness where epistemic communities connect globally to find a solution to the environmental crisis. To make this argument, I first discuss the idea of ‘epistemic communities’ and how they have influence on policymaking and the spread of ideas. Following this notion of connectivity between epistemic communities, I focus on eco-civ, discuss its origins and meaning and trace its evolution before and after its adoption by the Communist Party of China. Then I move on to explore its significance in the face of the global environmental crisis and look at its acceptance by groups outside of China. While eco-civ acknowledges both the technological and normative aspects of the environmental crisis, its adoption by the Chinese state sees it associated more frequently with technology. However, when adopted outside of China, there is a heavy emphasis on globally shared values and norms. In this way, eco-civ plays an important role in connecting sub-national groups and knowledge-sharing with a view to creating a civilisation that is based on environmental sustainability principles. |
