‘I’m scared one day it’ll be too hot to go out’: Extreme weather raises climate awareness in China

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Across the country, corporations are jumping on the bandwagon. Apps like Alipay, WeChat Pay and Baidu Maps have functions that gamify carbon offsets, rewarding users for walking a certain number of steps daily, while most coffee shops offer a small discount to customers who bring their own cups. 

But in a country where conspicuous consumption is a way of life, being climate-conscious still has some way to go..... uses plastics for convenience, despite understanding the harm they do to the environment.

But there is pushback from within the country, insisting that as a developing country, China should be allowed to emit as much carbon as necessary to catch up economically.

Qn: Consider the view that sustainable development can only be carried out by affluent countries. (ACJC 2023 J2 MYE)