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Cop28: China firm on new carbon targets for 2030 and 2035, calls for global effort to cut methane emissions
- Beijing ‘attaches great importance’ to Cop28 decision to have 2035 carbon goals laid out within two years, climate envoy Xie Zhenhua says in Dubai
- On methane emissions, Xie says China is ‘willing to act’ but still lacks the capabilities, as he calls for global joint efforts
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China will set up new emissions reduction targets for 2030 and 2035 as part of global pledges to fight climate change, the country’s top climate envoy said, while urging a greater push for methane control.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Cop28 United Nations climate change conference, Chinese special envoy Xie Zhenhua said Beijing was committed to announcing 2035 carbon goals within two years.
“After this meeting, each country needs to propose its 2035 contribution goals by 2025. The Chinese government also attaches great importance to this matter,” Xie said in Dubai on Friday, according to state-backed China News Service.
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China has already pledged to reach peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions before 2060.
Xie called for more technical innovation to meet the global warming control targets laid down in the Paris agreement, referring to the 2015 treaty among 196 countries to limit warming from pre-industrial levels.
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