As the U.S. withdraws from climate commitments, China can seize the moment to set the global standard.
A worker labors at a coal fired power plant in Huaibei, Anhui, China. Credit: ChinaImages via Depositphotos
China announced its new climate targets for 2035 at this week’s United Nations climate summit: reduce economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by 7-10 percent from peak levels, expand installed wind and solar power generation capacity to over 3,600 gigawatts — and increase the share of non-fossil fuels in total energy consumption to over 30 percent, among other targets, as part of the Paris Agreement.
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