China agrees to enhance its role in global climate change mitigation: Turning the massive 'coal ship' around won’t be easy, experts say
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
A rapid process of urbanization and an expanding middle class with increasingly western tastes will keep energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in China at high levels over the next 20 years. However, changes are unfolding in China that offer promise and opportunities for cutting emissions and for promoting sustainable energy and climate policies.