As Yambo continues his ardent public love affair with fossil fuels, Chinese leader Xi Jinping took a jab at Trumpy Bear and criticized countries that are turning away from the fight against global warming. Via the Wall Street Journal:
“Green and low-carbon transition is the trend of our time,” Xi said in a video message to the United Nations on Wednesday. “While some countries are acting against it, the international community should stay focused in the right direction.”
Xi’s remarks came a day after Trump called climate change a “con job” and said renewable energy, along with migration, was destroying Western countries.
The speech showed the sharply diverging attitude of U.S. and Chinese leadership toward clean energy and climate change. China has emerged as the dominant manufacturer