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Is China About to Assume Global Climate Leadership?

Original: Is China About to Assume Global Climate Leadership? | by Tim Smedley | The New Climate. | Sep, 2026

Writer Tim Smedley examines whether China is positioned to take over global climate leadership. The piece argues that with the United States stepping back from climate commitments, China's dominance in clean energy manufacturing, electric vehicles and solar power could make it the world's de facto climate leader, raising questions about geopolitics and the future of international climate cooperation.

Why now: Debates over shifting climate leadership as China expands clean energy dominance while Western commitment wavers.

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Is China About to Assume Global Climate Leadership? | by Tim Smedley | The New Climate. | Sep, 2026 · Medium

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