Last month’s flooding in Venice highlighted concerns about climate change. Photo: EPA-EFE
China and EU try to forge common front to lead fight against climate change
- Cooperation between Brussels and Beijing will take on renewed importance at this month’s Madrid summit after the US exited an agreement to limit emissions
- Governments are increasingly aware of the need to ‘fight the same battle’, but must now find ways to translate this concurrence into action
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Climate crisis
Last month’s flooding in Venice highlighted concerns about climate change. Photo: EPA-EFE
China’s trade war with the US has highlighted the importance of US soybean imports. Photo: Reuters
China fears trade conflicts, climate change could pose threat to food security
- Last month the country’s leadership produced its first report on the issue in 23 years as the trade war with the US and other issues prompted a fresh look at how it can continue to feed its population
- While the situation is “very sound” at present, policymakers are looking for ways to counter a series of environmental and political risks
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Food and agriculture
China’s trade war with the US has highlighted the importance of US soybean imports. Photo: Reuters