Nov 3, 2021 3:14 PM EDT

Why China’s timeline to ditch coal may be too slow to help climate goals

More than 100 countries are being represented at this year’s U.N. climate conference. But there’s a major holdout: China. As the world’s currently largest carbon emitter, the country’s absence is felt. The PBS NewsHour examined how China’s reliance on coal could make the necessary steps toward global climate goals complicated.