China’s economy is in trouble, but its climate efforts are not

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By John LightAug 21, 2015, 7:19 pm260 pts
China has given environmentalists a lot of encouraging signs in recent years. Its highly polluting heavy industries have been slowing down, as has its coal consumption. In November, President Xi Jinping announced that the country would take steps to allow its emissions to peak around 2030, while simultaneously…

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