Belt and Road

How China's 'Belt & Road' initiative could make or break the Paris Agreement

Policy

How China's 'Belt & Road' initiative could make or break the Paris Agreement

China is eyeing $12tr investment across 126 developing countries by 2030, but will the resulting infrastructure be low carbon?

clock 02 September 2019 •
China promotes 'green' belt and road, but is pressured over coal investments

Infrastructure

China promotes 'green' belt and road, but is pressured over coal investments

More than 30 heads of state arrive in Beijing to court its massive outward investment plan, but the UN chief and others warn the investments must be sustainable

clock 26 April 2019 •
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