China and the climate: cooperation with • Table.Briefings

Bernhard Poetter at the panel with Christian Hochfeld, Belinda Schaepe and Roland Roesch (l.t.r.)

Nothing will be achieved in global climate action without China. The country is essential for reducing global emissions, procuring materials crucial for the energy transition and lowering the costs of clean technology. However, in some areas, the West is now more dependent on China than vice versa. And it lags behind in the race for geopolitical influence.

No country currently emits as much greenhouse gases per year as China, the world’s second-largest economy. Global climate action can only succeed with China. But China is using the climate and energy transition to serve its own interests. And in certain areas, it is now the more powerful partner. This is one of the conclusions of the China Strategy 2023 conference hosted by Table.Media on Tuesday.

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