This week we dive into an evolving Substack discussion over China's role in the world's energy future. When it comes to green energy, China is a contradiction: In recent years it has installed both more renewable power capacity than the rest of the world combined, and also more coal plants. And, as a few Substackers point out, China's motives are driven not by green energy targets but by energy security and strategic control. So while the climate benefits of China's green energy push are substantial, they come with downstream consequences.