It was a revealing answer: China, unlike many other countries, tends not to make climate commitments that it doesn't understand or intend to keep. And that's why its latest pledge —cutting greenhouse ...

The two biggest climate polluters in the world are China and the United States. The U.S. is preparing for a second presidential term for Donald Trump, who has called climate change a hoax and federal ...

While climate policy in major industrialized democracies is increasingly treated as part of a culture war, China is treating it as an economic strategy. Beijing’s new pledge to cut greenhouse gas ...

China’s new target for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions has been branded “disappointing” and “underwhelming” by climate experts, who warn the pledge falls far short of the action needed to avert ...

China on Wednesday committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 7 to 10 percent over the next 10 years, marking the first time it has set out a concrete target. Although climate experts ...

Founded by abolitionists in 1865, The Nation has chronicled the breadth and depth of political and cultural life, serving as a critical, independent, and progressive voice. There is positive buzz ...

China’s April 2026 emissions assessment measures carry the weight of Beijing’s highest institutional authority, giving new force to its carbon neutrality agenda. By allocating targets across ...

The China and Climate primer series tracks and breaks down China’s engagement with climate and energy issues around the world. January coverage focused on a series of bilateral climate agreements, ...

May’s edition of China and Climate discusses President Vladimir Putin’s recent trip to China, highlighting the countries’ energy ties and pipeline agreement, China’s support of a recent UN General ...

This roundup of The Conversation’s climate coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine. You could tell me that China still gets most of its electricity ...

A few years ago, one of us (Myles Allen) asked a Chinese delegate at a climate conference why Beijing had gone for “carbon neutrality” for its 2060 target rather than “climate neutrality” or “net zero ...