Despite China’s official hard line, some Chinese environmental officials privately express alarm at run-away carbon emissions, and suggest that foreign green tariffs would actually strengthen their hand in domestic policy struggles over controlling greenhouse gases by helping to win political support for emissions cuts. Pan Yue, vice-director of the State Environmental Protection Administration, recently argued in a China Daily article in favor of stronger emissions regulations and a more “green-oriented China,” warning that “China’s image among the international community” was in jeopardy.
但是，尽管中国官方持强硬态度，中国的某些环保官员私下对二氧化碳排放失控表示惊讶并且表示，外国绿色关税通过帮助赢得在减排问题上的政治支持而将会在实际上在国内有关温室气体的政策斗争中加强他们的地位。国家环保局副局长潘岳最近在中国日报上撰文支持更为强有力的排放法规以及更为“绿色导向的中国”。他警告说“中国在国际社会的形象”处于危险之中。