Climate ChangeFormer US and UK climate officials push China for earlier emissions peak
Beijing 'needs to do more in the current decade,' as crisis worsens
A coal-burning power station on the outskirts of Beijing. © Reuters
KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
HONG KONG -- China was pressed Tuesday by former U.S. and U.K. climate officials to make faster progress this decade on curbing greenhouse gases and accelerate its timeline for reaching peak carbon emissions, as the worsening crisis sparks a greater sense of urgency.