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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.

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By Noah Gordon
Published on Mar 24, 2023

Internationale Politik Quarterly

About the Author

Noah  Gordon ​​​​
Noah Gordon

Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program and Fellow, Europe Program

Noah J. Gordon is a fellow in the Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC.

    Recent Work

  • Commentary
    Humans Think They Can Control the Climate Thermostat. That’s a Problem for Climate Policy.
      • Noah  Gordon ​​​​

      Noah Gordon

  • Paper
    Climate Clarity: On the Future of Climate Action in the United States
      • Noah  Gordon ​​​​

      Leonardo Martinez-Diaz, Noah Gordon, Milo McBride

Noah Gordon
Fellow, Sustainability, Climate, and Geopolitics Program and Fellow, Europe Program
Noah Gordon
Climate ChangeForeign PolicyNorth AmericaUnited StatesEast AsiaChina

Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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