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China, the U.S. and the World’s Energy Future

China, the U.S. and the World’s Energy Future

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The U.N. climate conference is being held this month in Brazil. The U.S. is conspicuously absent, but China is there. We look at how these two countries are taking opposite paths on renewable energy— China is expanding it exponentially while the U.S. is investing in fossil fuels. We look at what these decisions mean for the climate and for these countries’ economies.

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China, the U.S. and the World’s Energy Future

China, the U.S. and the World’s Energy Future