Abstract: Sectoral approaches have gained more and more attention after being brought out in Bali Action Plan and being positively promoted by developed countries. Based on the brief introduction to sectoral approaches?definition, classification and motivation, this paper reviews the advances and development trends of sectoral approaches to greenhouse gas mitigation. Finally the paper concludes with the synthesis and analysis of main features of those advances, and points out the challenges to confront and the questions to answer for developing countries, especially for China, from national and sectoral perspectives.

Key words: climate negotiation, greenhouse gas mitigation, sectoral approaches