Overview

• President Xi Jinping pledged a 7–10% cut from peak greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 in a video message to the UN climate summit.
• China targets more than 30% non‑fossil energy in total consumption, 3,600 gigawatts of wind and solar capacity by 2035, and predominantly electric or hybrid new car sales.
• Beijing reaffirmed its goals to peak CO2 emissions by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2060.
• Reactions were mixed, with Ember calling the update an important step while CREA deemed the ambition insufficient and warned the lack of a specified baseline could permit near‑term emission growth.
• The announcement comes weeks before COP30 in Belém, as UN climate chief Simon Stiell urges stronger national plans and as China’s rapid renewables build‑out coexists with substantial coal use.