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Don't be fooled by China's ‘carbon neutral’ pledge

29 September 2020

7:22 PM

29 September 2020

7:22 PM

China’s commitment to become ‘carbon neutral’ by 2060 has excited environmentalists but it should be seen as part of China’s strategy to become the world’s economic and military hegemon. Carbon neutrality by a date as remote as 2060 will not constrain the ambitions of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the slightest.

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