Climate Politics
As Trump Shreds Climate Rules, China’s Emissions Start to Fall
The two superpowers are choosing different paths in terms of where to get energy and how to tackle climate change.
A pedestrian near a coal-fired power station on the outskirts of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China.
Photographer: Qilai Shen/BloombergThis week’s major climate news played out on a split screen with the world’s two superpowers signaling different paths for the future.
In the US, the Environmental Protection Agency walked back its own authority to set regulations curbing greenhouse gases from major sources. Meanwhile, in China, initial analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air for Carbon Brief showed that carbon emissions fell 0.3% last year — the first dip to occur since the Covid-19 pandemic.