Government/Policy
November 14, 2021
Leibowitz on Trade: The China Problem
Written by Lewis Leibowitz
By Trade Attorney Lewis Leibowitz
The COP26 Glasgow conference on climate change just ended, yesterday, a day later than scheduled. The conference needed the extra day to hammer out a joint communiqué on what was agreed to and next steps. At the last moment, India threatened to torpedo the agreement because it contained strong language about phasing out coal as fuel for electricity. The revised declaration calls for “phasing down” coal use.

