LA Times: Even as smog levels in Beijing often turn the sky a smoky gray, one thing was clear at the global climate change talks in Paris: China, once a laggard, emerged as a key player in the battle to help avert the worst effects of global warming.
The shift, by the world`s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, helped pave the way for the commitment by nearly 200 nations to reduce emissions. "You had a developing country and somebody who had been leading the efforts against us," said Secretary of State...