China's Policy Pendulum Swings Back Toward Climate
The environmental agenda is again taking center stage as energy-security concerns subside.
A solar plant near Beijing. Climate policies are back in favor even as China continues to burn coal.
Photographer: Andrea Verdelli/Bloomberg
Welcome to our guide to the energy and commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, China-based reporter Dan Murtaugh looks at how climate policies are once again back in favor in Beijing. To get this newsletter in your inbox, you can sign up here.
Climate is rising up the agenda in China following a hiatus of several years, during which pro-coal voices echoed through the halls of power.