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China is positioned to lead on climate change as the US rolls back its policies

  • Written by Kelly Sims Gallagher, Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy and Director, Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
Smoke from a coal-fired Beijing power plant that closed in 2017 as part of China's transition to cleaner energy.AP Photo/Andy Wong

As the effects of climate change become more widespread and alarming, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has called on nations to step up their plans for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Every country has a...

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