Name: How China is (and isn't) fighting pollution and climate change
Uploaded: 2018-08-29T14:51:23Z
Duration: 12 min 8 s
Description: China is the world's biggest polluter -- and now one of its largest producers of clean energy. Which way will China go in the future, and how will it affect the global environment? Data scientist Angel Hsu describes how the most populous country on earth is creating a future based on alternative energy -- and facing up to the environmental catastrophe it created as it rapidly industrialized.

China is the world's biggest polluter -- and now one of its largest producers of clean energy. Which way will China go in the future, and how will it affect the global environment? Data scientist Angel Hsu describes how the most populous country on earth is creating a future based on alternative energy -- and facing up to the environmental catastrophe it created as it rapidly industrialized.

How China is (and isn't) fighting pollution and climate change

China has rapidly become the world’s top builder of clean energy while also remaining its largest polluter. In just seven months, it installed over 35 gigawatts of solar power—more than half the total US capacity. Major cities have cut air pollution by as much as 30 percent, yet coal still dominates the energy mix and China exports polluting technology abroad. The fight for cleaner air at home has global consequences, and the outcome remains uncertain.