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Stop blaming China for
the climate crisis
Carlos Martinez
Friends of Socialist China
Shifting responsibility
Joe Biden:
“China basically didn’t show up in terms of any
commitments to deal with climate change.”
The international community will have to
“continue to focus on what China’s not doing.”
Attending by video
link produces a lot
less emissions than a
private jet and a
huge motorcade.
The benefits of blaming China
 Fits into overall New Cold War framework
 China is a “strategic competitor” which cannot
be allowed to “win the 21st century”
 Shifts responsibility away from Western Europe
and North America
The basis for blaming China
 China has for the last few years been the
world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases
 China has committed to achieving carbon
neutrality by 2060, ten years later than the US
and Britain
Blaming China is ridiculous
1. China’s per capita emissions are quite ordinary
2. China’s cumulative emissions are relatively low
3. The West has exported its emissions
4. China is a developing country
5. China is a world leader in tackling climate
change
Per capita
emissions
China’s per capita
emissions are less
than half those of
the US and
Canada
Cumulative emissions
Blaming China is ridiculous
1. China’s per capita emissions are quite ordinary
2. China’s cumulative emissions are relatively low
3. The West has exported its emissions
4. China is a developing country
5. China is a world leader in tackling climate
change
Blaming China is ridiculous
1. China’s per capita emissions are quite ordinary
2. China’s cumulative emissions are relatively low
3. The West has exported its emissions
4. China is a developing country
5. China is a world leader in tackling climate
change
Installed renewable energy capacity
China’s forest coverage (%)
China leads in
electric
transport
Around 98 percent
of the world’s
electric buses are
in China, along
with 70 percent of
the world’s high-
speed rail.
John Kerry in the NYT, December 2019
 “China is becoming an energy superpower”
 “China has surpassed us for the lead in
renewable energy technology”
 “China is doing things we are afraid to do. They
offer citizens large subsidies for purchasing
electric vehicles from state-owned companies.”
1+N strategy
Cooperation
 Research and development for climate change
adaptation and mitigation
 Renewable energy
 Artificial intelligence systems for monitoring
weather patterns
 Providing urgently-needed support to the least
developing countries
 And much more

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Stop blaming China for the climate crisis

  • 1. Stop blaming China for the climate crisis Carlos Martinez Friends of Socialist China
  • 2. Shifting responsibility Joe Biden: “China basically didn’t show up in terms of any commitments to deal with climate change.” The international community will have to “continue to focus on what China’s not doing.”
  • 3. Attending by video link produces a lot less emissions than a private jet and a huge motorcade.
  • 4. The benefits of blaming China  Fits into overall New Cold War framework  China is a “strategic competitor” which cannot be allowed to “win the 21st century”  Shifts responsibility away from Western Europe and North America
  • 5. The basis for blaming China  China has for the last few years been the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases  China has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2060, ten years later than the US and Britain
  • 6. Blaming China is ridiculous 1. China’s per capita emissions are quite ordinary 2. China’s cumulative emissions are relatively low 3. The West has exported its emissions 4. China is a developing country 5. China is a world leader in tackling climate change
  • 7. Per capita emissions China’s per capita emissions are less than half those of the US and Canada
  • 9. Blaming China is ridiculous 1. China’s per capita emissions are quite ordinary 2. China’s cumulative emissions are relatively low 3. The West has exported its emissions 4. China is a developing country 5. China is a world leader in tackling climate change
  • 10. Blaming China is ridiculous 1. China’s per capita emissions are quite ordinary 2. China’s cumulative emissions are relatively low 3. The West has exported its emissions 4. China is a developing country 5. China is a world leader in tackling climate change
  • 13. China leads in electric transport Around 98 percent of the world’s electric buses are in China, along with 70 percent of the world’s high- speed rail.
  • 14. John Kerry in the NYT, December 2019  “China is becoming an energy superpower”  “China has surpassed us for the lead in renewable energy technology”  “China is doing things we are afraid to do. They offer citizens large subsidies for purchasing electric vehicles from state-owned companies.”
  • 16. Cooperation  Research and development for climate change adaptation and mitigation  Renewable energy  Artificial intelligence systems for monitoring weather patterns  Providing urgently-needed support to the least developing countries  And much more