The Future of Energy Has Arrived — Just Not in the U.S.

For the first time in 30 years, the annual U.N. conference on
climate change is taking place without top government
representation from the United States. China has emerged as the
top dog at the summit and is poised to become the world’s
supplier of green energy technology.


David Gelles and Brad Plumer explain the growing showdown between
global superpowers over the future of energy.


Guest:



David Gelles, a reporter on the New York Times
climate team who leads The Times’s Climate Forward newsletter.


Brad Plumer, a New York Times reporter based
in Washington, covering technology and policy efforts to
address global warming.



Background reading: 


There’s a race to power the future. China is pulling away.

At a climate summit without the U.S., allies and rivals call
for action.



Photo: Gilles Sabrie for The New York Times


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