China’s President Xi Jinping pulled a surprise in September 2020 when he pledged at the United Nations General Assembly for the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, becoming the second major economic entity to put a date on the goal. This topic covers all the news, analysis, commentary and explainers related to the goal.
China’s carbon neutral push gathers pace as coal-fired power plants drop below 50 per cent for first time
China is the world’s largest producer and consumer of coal, but it has committed to achieving carbon neutrality in 2060
Fitch Ratings report shows a surge in the use of wind, solar and hydropower, although coal-fired generators still produced 60 per cent of the power last year