Climate change in China cuts in carbon emissions than alternatives like hybrid electric vehicles, consulting firm McKinsey & Co says. Both internationally and within the People's Republic of China, there has been an ongoing debate over China's economic responsibilities for climate change mitigation. Climate change in China Since 2006, China has been the world's largest emitter of annually. China ratified the Kyoto Protocol as a non-Annex B party without binding targets, and ratified the Paris Agreement to fight climate change. As the world's largest coal producer and consumer country, China worked hard to change energy structure and experienced a decrease in coal consumption since
Climate change in China now seen as an economic problem as well as an environmental one, and China sees climate change policy as a way to gain international leadership. The government has been a vocal supporter of the Paris Agreement from its 2015 beginnings; in fact, its unwavering loyalty was a major factor in its diplomatic success. Currently, President Xi Jinping has urged countries to continue to support the agreement, even in the wake of the United States' withdrawal in 2017. Nevertheless, China still supports the "common but differentiated responsibilities" principle, which holds that since China is still developing, its abilities and capacities to