China climate change policies

The two men have shepherded China-U.S. climate cooperation since 2009. Can progress continue without their personal bond?

As the world’s largest food producer and importer, changes in China’s domestic food production and agricultural trade policies may have a significant impact on global trade flows.

Both the U.S. and China have made progress on their domestic climate agendas. What if pressing for deeper cooperation between them is beside the point?

Kerry was the first Cabinet-level official from the Biden administration to visit China. Now he’s back after a nearly two-year gap.

The seeds for China’s current climate change strategy – for better or for worse – were laid with the Kyoto Protocol 25 years ago.

Insights from Scott M. Moore.

With comparisons no longer in its favor on climate leadership, Beijing will stick to promoting its existing commitments.

Mostly importantly, China must effectively manage deteriorating China-U.S. relations.

We need a much more ambitious global partnership on the phasing out of coal, one that thinks and acts beyond what is perceived as feasible today.

A discussion of China’s role at COP26, the significance of China’s blackouts induced by coal shortages, and future directions China’s climate policy might take.

In Glasgow, China’s representatives argued rich states must fulfill promises to support poorer nations’ green capacity development, even while power shortages call China’s own promises into question.