Book review: China Goes Green, by Yifei Li and Judith Shapiro

The future of the planet depends on what happens in Asia, as anyone following developments in climate change knows all too well.  China has been the world’s largest emitter for over a decade, and progress there has been mixed. The country leads the world in both renewable energy and coal power. Its leaders talk about ‘ecological civilisation’ while continuing to fund fossil fuels among its international partners. Optimists and pessimists bat facts back and forth, but ultimately China is a parado...