China's new carbon market aims to substantially reduce its emissions. Here's how

Nov 9, 2021

China expects its new carbon market to generate half its emissions reductions by 2060. Image: Freeman Zhou / Unsplash

Daniel Yang

Graduate student, Public Policy Program, Stanford University

Lawrence Goulder

Shuzo Nishihara Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, Stanford University and Director, Stanford Environmental and Energy Policy Analysis Center

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