Ros Atkins On… China’s climate change promises
Ahead of COP26, Ros Atkins looks at what the world’s biggest emitters are doing to tackle climate change. …
Ahead of the COP26 summit on climate change, the BBC’s Ros Atkins looks at the world’s biggest emitters of CO2 – what they’re promising, what they’re doing, and whether climate scientists think it’s enough.
The first in the series focuses on China, the world’s biggest emitter. It is responsible for 27% of global CO2 emissions and has announced that it’s aiming to be carbon neutral by 2060.
Experts agree that China plays a crucial role in global efforts to tackle climate change, but is it moving far enough – and fast enough?