The stark disparity in vaccine rates between rich and poor countries serves as an example for how the planet reacts to another global challenge: averting climate change's worst consequences.
As of 2016, China accounted for about 26% of global carbon emissions. But in response, the government has vowed a rather sizable carbon neutral target to be achieved by 2060. Recent landslides in Tibet are showing that climate change is going on ahead and could be a major roadblock for the country's green energy push.