An extremely heavy rainstorm has swept through South China s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region since Saturday, with several cities in the region being hit by rainstorms of records-breaking rainfall precipitations and multiple cities drenched in waterlogging.
According to the local meteorological authority in Guangxi, the rainstorm has affected the northern and the middle parts as well as the coastal parts of Guangxi. Multiple places including Qinzhou, Fangchengguang and Nanning were hit by extremely heavy rainstorms.
International Energy Agency: The Chinese government has rarely missed targets in the past. But now, driven primarily by energy security concerns, it has shown little political will to address the emissions gap, analysts said.
China is falling short on key targets for tackling climate-warming emissions, and analysts said Beijing's credibility in global climate talks could be at risk unless it redoubles its efforts to get back on track. The Chinese government has rarely missed targets in the past. China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), a planning agency, promised last week to "redouble efforts in energy conservation and carbon reduction" this year after it "fell short of expectations" in 2023.
China is falling short
on key targets for tackling climate-warming emissions, and
analysts said Beijing s credibility in global climate talks
could be at risk unless it redoubles its efforts to get.