In China, a potent force has changed consumer behaviour and convinced hundreds of millions to reduce their carbon footprint. But the change agent is neither the government nor civil society.
Instead, behind the hit go-green initiative is Ant Financial, a subsidiary of Alibaba - the technology giant that turned China into today's e-commerce and food delivery powerhouse, but which in the process also accelerated the country's trash problem.
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