Chinese President Xi Jinping is meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago this week. But one crucial tension will be the clash over climate change and clean energy. China is moving away from fossil fuels to renewable power, making major commitments to reduce both choking smog and the carbon emissions that cause climate change. Yes, the original impetus for slashing carbon emissions was the urgent need to combat climate change, and now that need is greater than ever. Renewable power, improved energy efficiency, and slashing pollution are crucial to economic growth, job creation, improved health, and higher living standards and quality of life.

Source: Forbes April 07, 2017 15:56 UTC