NATION PLAYS KEY ROLE IN CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE

Beijing a solid supporter of Paris agreement's principles

When the United States walked away from the Paris agreement on climate change last year, it left China as the most significant player in the debate.

The Paris agreement is an accord signed in 2015 within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that sets out a series of goals to deal with global greenhouse gas emissions mitigation and finance, starting in 2020.