In truth, the United States has done more for reducing GHG emissions than China ever has, and China is neither a leader nor a reliable partner on this issue.
The main culprit of this worsening trend is China, a nation that "Emits more than one-quarter of global GHG emissions and has per capita emissions that are around 40 percent above the global average." Indeed, China's annual GHG emission is almost equivalent to the sum of those of the United States of America, EU27 UK, and India.
China Is the Problem, Not the United States Despite all of the evidence indicating China is the biggest polluter of this planet, China's leader, Xi Jinping, knows how to talk the "Green talk" to appeal to left-wingers in the west while doing nothing they actually want on this issue.
Since signing up for the Paris Accord, China has built more new coal plants inside China than any other country, just as its coal plant capacity is expected to increase 10 percent by 2025.
The Chinese government made building coal-fired power plants abroad a top priority within its controversial global infrastructure program, "Belt and Road." According to Edward Cunningham, a specialist on China at Harvard University, China is "Building or planning more than 300 coal plants in places as widely spread as Turkey, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Egypt, and the Philippines." Some accuse China of exporting pollution to boost its economy.
Kerry reportedly believes "Cooperation with China is the key to progress on climate change and that climate is by far the most important issue in the relationship between the United States and China." This is the same belief he held as secretary of state under President Obama.
The Biden administration's China policy should reflect facts on the ground rather than wishful thinking, and never sacrifice national security nor the U.S. economy for China's empty climate promises.
Monday, February 1, 2021
The Real Greenhouse-Gas Polluter Isn’t The United States, It’s China
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