This article documents the debate over China's economic responsibilities for climate change mitigation and mitigation of climate change in China.
Both internationally and within the People's Republic of China, there has been an ongoing debate over China's responsibilities, particularly since 2006, when China surpassed the US as the country with the highest emissions rate for the main atmospheric gas in global warming, carbon dioxide (CO2)
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