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"even democracies" as if China isn't pretty much kicking every western democracy's ass at going green right now...
I don't support China's authoritarian state but being in a liberal democracy is exactly why we're having a hard time, corporations buy and sell political will in a liberal democracy.
End capitalism
"Biggest polluter in the world" China?
China's per capita carbon output is lower than the US and Canada and their solar and battery technology is looking like the best in the world right now. It's part of why the US is taking protectionist measures against Chinese green technologies.
This while still being a manufacturing economy for the most part, i.e. making things for the rest of the world to consume. It's easier to go green in a service economy.
It's not controversial to say China is doing a lot more and moving faster towards their environmental goals. We have people all over the world studying and writing about this.
Where's your info from? Gut?