China Unveils Aspiring New Climate Target at UN Summit
NEW YORK – Inโค a stunning development at the United Nations climate summit, china announced a significantly strengthened commitment to reduce carbon emissions, exceeding expectations and injecting fresh momentumโค into global climate negotiations. The pledge, revealedโฃ late Tuesday, โฃseptember 24, 2025, commits the nation to achieving โขcarbon neutralityโฃ by 2045 – five years earlier than its previous goal – and includes aโ substantial increase inโ renewable energy investment.
The announcement arrives at a criticalโ juncture as nations grapple with escalating climate impacts and the โคlooming deadline for submitting โขupdated Nationally Steadfast Contributions (NDCs) ahead of the nextโค major climate conference. โขThe success of that conference hinges onโฃ ambitious commitmentsโค from major emitters, and china’s move places considerable pressure on other countries to follow suit. Experts say the revised target coudl dramatically alter the trajectoryโ of โคglobal warming, perhapsโ keeping the 1.5ยฐC target within reach, โthough widespread implementation remains a challenge. Brazilian President Luiz Inรกcio Lula da Silva โhad earlier appealed to countries to presentโ their new goals promptly, emphasizingโข the โimportance โคof collective action.
China’sโ new โplan details a โขpeak โin carbon emissions by 2030, followed by a rapid decline. The country will increase its installed capacity of wind and solar power toโ over 2,500 gigawatts by 2035, phasing out coal-fired power generation in most regions by 2050. The initiative also includes meaningful investments โin carbon capture and storage technologies and a commitment toโ halt all financing for new coal projects abroad.
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