From Chinas perspective, the deal looks smart. The leader of China is killing three birds with one stone, said Matthew Kahn, an environmental studies professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. First, Chinese President Xi Jinping is showing the rest of the world that his country can be a leader on climate change, the global issue of ultimate importance. Second, a move away from coal -- now a crucial source of Chinas winter heating and electricity -- will help the country combat the notorious smog problem that has galvanized political protests and threatens to drive some of Chinas most talented citizens, not to mention foreigners, away. And third, says Kahn, climate change mitigation is creating a new export market for China, as Chinese-made solar panels and wind turbines head to fields andforeignpolicy/articles/2014/11/12/one_cheer_for_the_climate_deal_china_us_emissions
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:58:31 +0000
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