Shanghai’s Strive to Excel in Climate Change Adaptation and Low-Carbon Promises: A Model to Follow?

The subtitle of Shanghai’s latest Master Plan (2017–2035) is “Striving for an Excellent Global City.” According to this plan, Shanghai wants to compete, and possibly surpass, other global cities such as New York, London, Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo in terms of economy, image, and quality of life. The plan’s authors state that “the world has...