China's a leader in terms of actually hitting their emissions targets (they're hitting peak oil earlier than expected, for example), but they aren't able to use the natural gas crutch to drive down "emissions."

Methane leaks absolutely destroy any GHGe advantage natural gas has in the short term, but it's something that's completely forgotten in emissions reporting. If you adjust for natural gas' methane footprint, the GHGe reductions in the West start looking really depressing.