Climate change forces its way onto Beijing’s agenda

After last year’s coal crisis, climate change strikes this year and affects the power supply in some Chinese provinces. Factories are at a standstill, crops are at risk, and tens of millions of people are suffering under heat that can last for weeks (China.Table reported). Beijing leaders are facing one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century: How to reduce the massive carbon emissions of the Chinese economy without jeopardizing economic growth and jobs.