Politics

China’s Energy Crisis Has Villagers Questioning Its Climate Path

With both winter and global climate talks fast approaching, Chinese residents are on edge about future energy shortages

Chinese villagers stand near a newly built state-owned coal fired power plant in Guizhou.

Photographer: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images AsiaPac
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Wang Yuan paced in front of the empty fireplace at his home in a village in the Chinese city of Tianjin, wondering where he was going to find wood and coal for the winter.