Originally Posted by
Minoosh
China is a very old country that has managed to sustain itself for centuries with most arable land under constant cultivation. Nothing was wasted. People just didn't have enough stuff to waste. Night soil provided fertilizer, old clothes were made into shoes, etc. I'm sure that has changed with consumer culture.
China has as big stake in lowering greenhouse gases; they live on the same planet as everyone else. And their top-down government can issue more directives limiting emissions. They still burn a lot of dirty coal though.
They also want to sell the rest of the world their solar panels etc.