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CHINA and the United States crossed swords in Beijing today over which of the world’s two main carbon emitters had the greater responsibility to cut emissions.
Beijing’s chief climate official Xie Zhenhua said that China should not be subject to the same rules for greenhouse gas emissions as rich countries, signalling that it will oppose any attempt to impose them at next year’s world climate conference.
“We are in different development stages. We have different historical responsibilities and we have different capacities,” said Mr Xie.
Established as a landmark victory for the climate movement, the CCC promised to hold governments to account. Today, it is understating the danger of climate chaos and impeding the radical action needed, says IAN SINCLAIR
RAMZY BAROUD and ROMANA RUBEO analyse how the US has consistently negotiated in bad faith to secure the element of surprise in military attack
YUBIN DU explains why Britain and China should be natural partners in a restless world
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results