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China Invests in Green Tech While U.S. Scales Back Climate Policies
Chinese President Xi Jinping invests billions in green technology to dominate global clean-energy markets while the U.S. scales back subsidies and boosts fossil fuel production.
- At COP30 this past week, Beijing and Washington presented sharply different climate strategies as Chinese President Xi Jinping accelerated green-technology investments while U.S. President Donald Trump rolled back subsidies and boosted oil production.
- Xi Jinping frames 'going green' as an engine for development, presenting it as an economic opportunity that drives clean-energy industries and export growth rather than climate response.
- Beijing's exporters dominate global green-tech markets, driving trade revenue as Chinese green-energy manufacturers lower solar and wind costs, prompting India, Nigeria, Abu Dhabi, and Brazil to launch major projects.
- More than 40,000 delegates convened at COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil this past week as China's total emissions are on course to decline this year, offering an improbable glimmer of hope.
- Scientists warn the 1.5°C Paris agreement goal appears increasingly out of reach as atmospheric carbon concentrations rose last year and ocean temperatures hit record highs.
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right3Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Left, 42% Center
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources lean Left, 42% of the sources are Center
42% Center
L 42%
C 42%
R 16%
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