“there are some important gaps in China’s climate policies. Currently they only target carbon dioxide emissions, although China also generates significant quantities of other greenhouse gases, including methane and black carbon.

And China is contributing to emissions outside of its borders by exporting coal equipment and directly financing overseas coal plants through its Belt and Road Initiative. No nation, including China, currently reports emissions generated abroad in its national emissions inventory.”

Imagine if Australia included it’s contribution to emmissionsoutside of it’s borders. It would rise to be the biggest polluter in the planet something this LNP government would be proud of.(ODT)

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