China has launched the world’s biggest carbon market, which is expected to cover 80% of the country’s emissions in the next five years. That accounts for around 20% of global emissions. On The World’s weekly look at climate change solutions The Big Fix, environment producer Anna Kusmer reports on how the carbon market will affect China’s huge coal industry and whether it can help the country transition to renewables.
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