David Fickling, Columnist

Xi Jinping Is No Liz Truss When It Comes to Climate Policy

A review of the Chinese leader’s speeches show he’s still a green evangelist.

October 11, 2022 at 11:18 AM UTC

David Fickling is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering climate change and energy. Previously, he worked for Bloomberg News, the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times.

A man tends vegetables as emissions rise from nearby cooling towers of a coal-fired power station in Anhui province, China.
Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

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