China aims to take the lead on green strategies and skills
China’s questions about net zero targets aren’t helpful in moving international negotiations forward but are understandable. Having seen other countries rise to prosperity through decades of fossil fuel use, why should China obstruct the economic progress it’s now making by cutting back its own use without some compensation? Politicians use hardlining to achieve a compromise they are happy with, and China’s position seems to be softening at the same time as it makes some effort with technical developments like ramping up renewables. If recent research by the IET is to be believed, its companies are also making the running when it comes to implementing net zero strategies and tackling a shortage of green skills. The IET engaged the independent research firm YouGov to survey over two thousand…