US EditionChina Climate Experts See Top Polluter Beating Emissions Goal
China plans to increase non-fossil fuel energy to 30% and expand solar and wind capacity to 3,600 gigawatts by 2035, surpassing previous targets.
- On Monday, China submitted a 35-page 2035 goals document ahead of COP30 in Brazil, aiming to peak CO2 emissions before 2030 and likely overdelivering on its modest targets, experts say.
- Chinese officials set targets to raise the non-fossil fuel contribution to energy consumption from 20% to 30% and reach 3,600 gigawatts of solar and wind capacity by 2035.
- Rapid renewable deployment reached 1,680 gigawatts by July, and China reduced carbon intensity by 48% from 2005 to 2020, exceeding promised targets, the National Energy Administration reported.
- Despite pledges to control fossil fuel use, Beijing has encouraged new coal plants and the goals omit coal power capacity and generation limits, noted Ryna Cui of the University of Maryland.
- Modeling suggests China must cut emissions by about 30%, with more than 1,000 global clean plants totaling roughly $2 trillion in development, according to the Industrial Transition Accelerator and Mission Possible Partnership.
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