Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed that the world's largest greenhouse gas polluter will peak emissions in 2030 and go carbon neutral by 2060, in what climate activists hailed as a major step forward.
Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed that the world's largest greenhouse gas polluter will peak emissions in 2030 and go carbon neutral by 2060, in what climate activists hailed as a major step forward.
China, in its submission under the Paris accord, had said that its emissions would peak"around" 2030.The European Union had been pushing China to be more ambitious by moving the peak date to 2025, arguing that the five years were crucial as the planet falls behind in fighting climate change. "All in all, China's announcement is a defining moment that resets the ambition of global climate action," he said.
But she cautioned that the"devil will be in the details" and said that China should set more specific goals in the nearer term.
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