US EditionChina, World’s Largest Carbon Polluting Nation, Pledges First-Ever Emissions Reduction Target
- China set a target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% over the next decade, which is viewed as insufficient for global climate action.
- President Xi Jinping promised stricter emissions curbs covering the entire economy and pledged to increase non-fossil fuels in energy consumption to over 30%.
- China's emissions footprint has peaked, with the country leading in renewable energy deployment, but strong energy growth continues to challenge reductions.
- Xi stated that these targets are based on the requirements of the Paris Agreement, aiming for net zero by 2060.
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China unveils steady but restrained climate goals
China vowed Wednesday to cut its emissions by 7–10 percent over the next decade, a cautious commitment to climate action from the world's top polluter, as the United States doubles down on fossil fuels and Europe falters.
China has pledged this Wednesday to the United Nations to cut its greenhouse emissions by 7% to 10% in 2035 and to give a new boost to renewable energies in what is a backlash to the Paris Agreement as opposed to the attacks on science and the UN launched only a day earlier by Donald Trump. It is the first time that China, the world’s first emitter, is committed to a concrete reduction of its greenhouse gases in the framework of climate negotiat…
This is the first time that China has reported a precise figure in the short or medium term President Xi Jinping revealed on Wednesday the target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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