Quill Robinson writes in National Review that the Chinese Communist Party is climate enemy number one.
- China is by far the world’s largest polluter and is responsible for 27% of annual greenhouse gas emissions.
- China’s climate rhetoric has thus far differed from its actions, as the nation continues to build coal-fired power plants.
- Any serious climate solution must hold China accountable for its poor environmental record.
- The United States can combat China by exporting economic freedom to the rest of the world.
“We must declare the Chinese Communist Party Climate Enemy No. 1. As sea levels continue to rise and heat waves ravage the developed and developing world alike, we simply cannot afford to wait for an authoritarian communist regime to wake up and realize its moral obligation to act.”
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