The Potential Climate Consequences of China’s Belt and Roads Initiative
The anticipated heavy use of coal in building out China’s Belt and Road effort is a climate change train wreck.
Read more...The anticipated heavy use of coal in building out China’s Belt and Road effort is a climate change train wreck.
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