Overview

• President Xi announced the goal at the UN climate summit, pairing it with targets to lift clean energy’s share above 30% and expand wind and solar capacity to about 3,600 GW by 2035.
• China’s new nationally determined contribution is its first post‑peak, economy‑wide plan and the first to include all greenhouse gases, moving beyond earlier CO2‑focused intensity pledges.
• Carbon Brief reports that announced or submitted 2035 pledges now cover around 50% of global emissions, with new signals from China, Russia and Turkey, while major emitters like India and Indonesia have yet to finalize plans.
• The European Union’s climate chief called China’s target disappointing; China’s foreign ministry accused the EU of double standards as Brussels has not finalized its own 2035 NDC range into a single target.
• Analysts say the 7–10% cut is modest for 1.5°C pathways and note baseline ambiguity, warning that delivery hinges on rapid grid upgrades, storage and financing, as the United States withdraws from Paris and its prior 2035 pledge is treated as void.