Alex Wang in Barron’s: The U.S. and China Aren’t Talking Climate. Should We Worry?

Following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan, China canceled bilateral climate discussions with the US on August 5. At this time, the world’s two largest polluters are no longer involved in regular and extensive climate change discussions. What effect will this have on methane mitigation, deforestation, power sector decarbonization, and other issues?

Alex Wang, a law professor and faculty co-director of the Emmett Institute for Climate Change and Environment at UCLA School of Law, discusses the implications for Barron’s.