Newest cause for climate optimism? The U.S. rivalry with China
22 Aug 2022

A CLEAN energy arms race between the U.S. and China — the world’s two superpowers and largest greenhouse gas emitters — has been the dream of climate advocates for decades.
It may have just begun.
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