ArrowArtboardCreated with Sketch.Title ChevronTitle ChevronIcon FacebookIcon LinkedinIcon Mail ContactPath LayerIcon MailPositive ArrowIcon Print
Opinion

Growth in Asian emissions will make cuts elsewhere irrelevant

A climate-based trade war is now likely if not probable

| East Asia
Smoke rises from a coal-powered steel plant at Hehal village, India, on Sept. 26: in Asia, emissions are set to keep rising until at least 2030.   © AP

Nick Butler is a visiting professor at King's College London and a former senior executive at energy company BP.

The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference of the Parties, known as COP26, in Glasgow, which ended on Saturday, was chaotic, creative and in many ways upbeat.

Sponsored Content

About Sponsored Content This content was commissioned by Nikkei's Global Business Bureau.

Discover the all new Nikkei Asia app

  • Take your reading anywhere with offline reading functions
  • Never miss a story with breaking news alerts
  • Customize your reading experience

Nikkei Asian Review, now known as Nikkei Asia, will be the voice of the Asian Century.

Celebrate our next chapter
Free access for everyone - Sep. 30

Find out more