China Economic Quarterly

September 2008

Climate Change: China Gets Its Act Together


China has probably surpassed the US as the world’s biggest emitter of climate-change gases. But it has put a climate-change strategy in place, is working hard to cut energy use, and has great capacity for technological change.

Also in this issue:

  • After the Olympics, now what? asks Will Freeman
  • Brad Setser argues that China’s forex holdings are a headache for both China and the US
  • Simon Cartledge thinks Huawei might be China’s first multinational
  • Arthur Kroeber wonders whether China is really destined for democracy
  • Paul French reviews Alexandra Harney’s The China Price

 

Tomas Wiik2006-09