China just got serious about global warming. Now we’re really out of excuses.

China announced it was moving forward with plans for a massive, nationwide cap-and-trade program intended to help combat global warming. Here’s why China is doing this now, and what we know about the plan so far.

Read more: http://grist.org/climate-energy/china-just-got-serious-about-global-warming-now-were-really-out-of-excuses/