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China's industry produces immense CO2 emissions. How can the economy of this huge country adapt to the challenges of climate change? The economic powerhouse China is trying to strike a balance between coal-fired power plants, solar, wind power and e-mobility. Elisabeth Schmidt and Miriam Schmidt from the ZDF studio in Beijing took a closer look. Great Britain has mined coal for over 140 years and also used it to generate electricity. CO2 emissions were enormous. Now the country has pulled the emergency brake and shut down the last coal-fired power plants - the first country in Europe to do so. Sven Lohmann from the ARD studio in London also examines the question of the extent to which climate change can also be a job killer. Is CO2 dumping an economic factor? Norway is a long way ahead of other countries in this respect, as it injects CO2 into the North Sea on a large scale. This is not only good for the climate, but also a business model. Winnie Heescher from the ZDF studio in Kiel shows how it's done. Matthias Ebert from the ARD studio in Geneva shows what an economic factor winter sports have in Switzerland. Because of global warming, there is less and less snow. This threatens the existence of ski resorts. But the Swiss are resourceful...