China's expansion of solar and wind power is breathtaking, both in terms of scale and technological progress. In contrast to Trump’s USA, China’s CO₂ emissions have remained constant or even fallen over the last 18 months. (A result, as Dan Wang argues, from China being a state run by engineers whereas the USA is run by lawyers.)
As a result, the West is losing its pioneering role and more and more countries are turning to China. Countries that in the past were assured “common but differentiated responsibilities” for climate change, but which are now making astonishing progress. In his newsletter post, Bill McRibben shows how India, Pakistan, Jordan, Brazil, India, Vietnam, Ethiopia, and Nepal are finding progressive and innovative climate solutions.