If you are concerned about climate change, China's 13th five-year plan -- unveiled on March 17 at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the National People's Congress in Beijing -- is arguably the world's most important policy document.
China's size and its status as the world's largest carbon polluter by volume means the new plan will be crucial in determining future emissions trends. The country's economic weight means it will be critical to unlocking the innovation needed to make the shift away from fossil fuels. So what is in the latest plan -- and what might it mean?
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