OUR BURNING PLANET: A sea change in China’s attitude towards wildlife exploitation may just save the planet By Tiara Walters
the consumption of primate bushmeat, the source of simian immunodeficiency virus that mutated into human HIV.
There is also the country’s troubling human-rights record, which should presumably ring loudly in every person’s amygdala. Trump’s strategy missteps range from the ecology to cutting back on the US State Department, added Knights. “Even before Trump, China was decisive on reaching an agreement in Paris. It has built a reputation that it deserves as global leader,” said Timmermans, who heads up the European Union’s Green Deal. However, he was concerned the Covid-19 outbreak would hamper China’s ability to meet its Paris commitments. They are “sitting on the fence a bit”.
Online watchdog Climate Action Tracker says China’s commitments are “highly insufficient”. However, the watchdog adds, as “the world’s largest consumer of coal and the largest
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