A Late Bloomer: where is China’s climate plan?

<div>This episode is part of the ZhōngHuá Mundus series of The Sound of Economics.<br> <br> </div> <div>ZhōngHuá Mundus is a newsletter by Bruegel, bringing you monthly analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe. <a href="https://bruegel.secure.force.com/events/UpdateAcc?sf=1&amp;s4=1">Sign up now</a> to receive it in your mailbox!<br> <br> As the largest global emitter of greenhouse gases, China is key to the success of the upcoming COP26 and the global effort for climate neutrality by the mid-century. Yet two months ahead of the Glasgow convention, China has yet to present a concrete policy path to become net-zero by 2060. Why is China taking so long to announce its carbon reduction plan? <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/author/giuseppe-porcaro/">Giuseppe Porcaro</a> hosts Bruegel China expert <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/author/alicia-garcia-herrero/">Alicia García-Herrero</a>, climate economist <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/author/simone-tagliapietra/">Simone Tagliapietra</a> and Dr. <a href="https://www.bruegel.org/author/michal-meidan/">Michal Meidan</a>, Director of the China Energy Research Program from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, to discuss climate, Chinese affairs and energy economics. </div>