China has been thrust into a leadership role in the global fight against climate change as the U.S. leadership shifts away from the Paris climate accords.

China has taken its own climate goals seriously – it’s now the leader in renewable energy and has announced a decline in coal consumption for the third year in a row.

CGTN’s Zou Yun reports on work needs to be done in this fight.

To discuss China’s role in fighting climate change:

• Ranping Song, developing country climate program manager at the World Resources Institute.
• David Livingston, an associate fellow with the energy and climate program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
• Kari Fulton, a environmental justice consultant and organizer with EmpowerDC.

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China, Canada should strengthen cooperation on tackling climate change: Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Canadian PM @JustinTrudeau on Tue pic.twitter.com/vGE37Ix7aO

— People's Daily, China (@PDChina) April 18, 2017

China, Brazil, India and South Africa call out the US to stop being ‘unclear’ on #climatechange https://t.co/rquOgXQYbR pic.twitter.com/eUFDyyexqv

— Greenpeace International (@Greenpeace) April 17, 2017