Li Shuo, Senior Global Policy Advisor at Greenpeace East Asia, gives a preview of the biggest issues on the table at the climate COP (Conference of the Parties) this year in Madrid, and what role China will likely play in the proceedings. 

Li Shuo's official bio: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/li-shuo

Li Shuo on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lishuo_gp?lang=en

Link to COP 25 official web page: https://unfccc.int/cop25

(Note: episode republished due to sound issues.)

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is a carbon trading mechanism that has enabled developed countries to offset their own emissions by investing in or purchasing credits from carbon reduction projects in developing countries: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clean_Development_Mechanism.