Energy & Science
China Puts Energy Security First While Doubling Down on Renewables
The country’s top two leaders laid out the contentious path ahead as the world’s biggest emitter tries to zero out pollution
Xi Jinping announced China’s 2060 net-zero goal at the United Nations general assembly last year.
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Two speeches from China’s top leaders delivered just days apart have provided the most insight yet into the bumpy and contentious path the country will likely take to cut the world’s biggest source of planet-warming emissions.