Red light, green light
China’s anti-pollution drive will make it a good place for clean-energy firms
“ENVIRONMENTAL pollution has become a major problem, which is nature’s red-light warning.” Those green-tinged words do not come from an activist. Rather, they come from China’s leaders, who gathered this week in Beijing for a big annual meeting. On March 5th Li Keqiang, the prime minister, vowed to declare war on pollution.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “Red light, green light”
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