Implementing a Low-Carbon Future: Climate Leadership in Chinese Cities

In an era of intensified geopolitics and of national-level political gridlock, subnational governments can potentially play an essential role in combating global climate change. Can subnational governments introduce and sustain climate policy actions through changes in political leadership? Why do some local areas continue to deliver on their climate goals while others struggle to do so? Despite being the world's largest carbon emitter, China has pledged to attain peak carbon before 2030 an...