Noah Gordon, Liana Schmitter-Emerson
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Why US-China Rivalry Can Actually Help Fight Climate Change
But climate change is also a bit like the race to put a man on the moon, where the Americans and Soviets competed, with the full force of their governments and scientific-industrial bases, to achieve something for the sake of their own glory and power.
About the Author
Former Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program and Fellow, Europe Program
Noah J. Gordon was a fellow in the Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.
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