A woman wearing a protective pollution mask cycling in Beijing through thick smog. Photo: AFP
A woman wearing a protective pollution mask cycling in Beijing through thick smog. Photo: AFP
Environment

Will China’s changing energy and environmental policies save the planet?

  • In her new book, Barbara Finamore takes an optimistic view of China’s energy transition and its potential for the world
  • However, she downplays the environmental costs of the Belt and Road Initiative and the role of ordinary citizens in change

A woman wearing a protective pollution mask cycling in Beijing through thick smog. Photo: AFP
A woman wearing a protective pollution mask cycling in Beijing through thick smog. Photo: AFP
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