Today’s Solutions: December 19, 2025

As the world’s biggest producer of greenhouse gas emissions, China’s national climate goals are critical to the success of the Paris climate agreement and the world’s climate future. Among the nation’s commitments — alongside its vow to begin to show reductions in carbon output in the next 15 years — is the ambitious goal of producing at least 20 percent of its primary energy from non-fossil fuel sources by the year 2030. And now, experts…

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