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Over a dozen cities in China have imposed restrictions on electricity use in recent weeks. It comes as the country is facing a post-coronavirus economic recovery as well as shortages of thermal coal.
Chinaâs President Xi Jinping sets ambitious climate change goals
By Opinion
By Helmo Preuss
Chinese President Xi Jinping on 12 December set China ambitious goals to fight climate change. This is important for the planet as China is the worldâs largest emitter of greenhouses gases, so any change in its policies will have a massive impact on the world and its future.
Xi pledged that China would greatly reduce carbon dioxide emissions and increase the share of non-fossil fuels and forest stock in the next decade. These are not empty words as he set out specific targets with timelines; measures that most other countries have yet to implement.