What's Behind China's Zero-Carbon Aim?
Energy Gang
Wood Mackenzie
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 October 2020
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
China, the country currently pouring the most carbon into the atmosphere, is making a promise to get to zero emissions – 40 years from now. Is it a breakthrough? Or is it a plan to keep burning coal? Is it both? We’ll hash it out.
Then, the Governor of California wants to stop selling any new cars that run on gasoline – in 15 years. It’s ambitious, can it be done? Is it legal? What will that take?
And last, a flurry of serious commitments from top American brands – Walmart, Google, Apple. Each of them is super challenging for a different reason. But also groundbreaking. We’ll dig in.
Resources:
- The Guardian: China Pledges to Become Carbon Neutral Before 2060
- Bloomberg: China’s Top Climate Scientists Map Out Path to 2060 Goal
- L.A. Times: Newsom Orders 2035 Phaseout of Gas-Powered Vehicles
- Axios: Walmart Aims for Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2040
- GTM: Google Pledges 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy by 2030
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| 1:19.0 | Welcome to the show. |
| 1:20.0 | For the first time, China, the country currently pouring the most carbon into the atmosphere by far, |
| 1:25.0 | makes a promise to get to net zero emissions, 40 years from now. |
| 1:29.0 | Is it a breakthrough or is it a plan to keep burning coal? Is it both? We'll hash it out. |
| 1:35.0 | Then the governor of California wants to stop selling any new cars that run on gasoline in 15 years. |
| 1:40.0 | It's ambitious. Can it be done? Is it legal? What will it take? And last, a |
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