A ranking official in the Chinese Ministry of Finance recently wrote an article advocating a tax on carbon, and Deborah Seligsohn, a researcher at University California at San Diego, says that signals the Chinese are taking a serious look at the option.
Some US politicians argue that it’s pointless for the United States to take action on climate change until the Chinese curb their emissions. But an official in China’s Ministry of Finance recently wrote an article advocating a tax on carbon. Deborah Seligsohn, a researcher at University California at San Diego, tells host Steve Curwood that the Chinese are taking climate change more seriously than many people think.