A Late Bloomer: where is China’s climate plan?

This episode is part of the ZhōngHuá Mundus series of The Sound
of Economics.



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As the largest global emitter of greenhouse gases, China is key
to the success of the upcoming COP26 and the global effort for
climate neutrality by the mid-century. Yet two months ahead of
the Glasgow convention, China has yet to present a concrete
policy path to become net-zero by 2060. Why is China taking so
long to announce its carbon reduction plan? Giuseppe Porcaro
hosts Bruegel China expert Alicia García-Herrero, climate
economist Simone Tagliapietra and Dr. Michal Meidan, Director of
the China Energy Research Program from the Oxford Institute for
Energy Studies, to discuss climate, Chinese affairs and energy
economics.