Germany and California climate policies may benefit China

Germany and California are positioning themselves as climate leaders, with Berlin pledging to end fossil fuel use by 2045 and California reporting high frequencies of clean electricity usage.

Critics argue that these aggressive environmental policies may inadvertently benefit China. By increasing energy costs and impacting industrial stability, these transitions could cede control of manufacturing and technology supply chains to Beijing, which relies on cheap, dependable power to maintain global supremacy in sectors like artificial intelligence.