Why the world needs to worry about China’s environmental standards

It's not just its carbon emissions that are a global challenge

Hello and welcome to What China Wants.

As COP26 starts in earnest, it seems a good time to write about the environmental challenges that China faces. And what challenges they are.

China has some of the worst air, soil, and water pollution in the world. This matters to the Chinese people of course, who often live in grossly polluted cities, eating produce…