The New York Times

China for First Time Promises to Reduce Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Financial Times

Xi Jinping sets out conservative climate goal for China over next decade

Renew Economy

China surprises, and disappoints, with first emission cut pledge, and modest wind and solar target of 3,600 GW

Politico

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The Telegraph

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France 24

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Guardian

Chinas plans to cut emissions too weak to stave off global catastrophe, say experts

Carbon Brief

China added more solar panels in 2023 than US did in its entire history

Al Jazeera

Underwhelming: Chinas new climate target falls far short, experts say

Climate Action Tracker

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China commits to cutting up to 10% of its climate pollution, short of the goal other countries sought of it

The Times

From polluter to pioneer: China declares itself climate leader

Newsmax

China Leads on Climate, Rejecting US Denial

XINHUA

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South China Morning Post

China pledges to cut its climate emissions by 7 to 10%, Xi tells UN

Global Times

Xi announces China's 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions to beef up climate response

Metaculus

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Donald Trump

Elon Musk

Joe Biden

Nancy Pelosi

Xi Jinping

Rishi Sunak

Kamala Harris

Justin Trudeau

Narendra Modi

Bill Gates

Pope Francis

Janet Yellen

Emmanuel Macron

Olaf Scholz

Angela Merkel

Yuval Noah Harari

António Guterres

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Barack Obama

Kofi Annan

Michael Mann

James Inhofe

Greta Thunberg

David Attenborough

Giorgia Meloni

Patrick Michaels

Jane Goodall

Bjorn Lomborg

Freeman Dyson

"[C]limate change is just a very, very expensive form of tax."

"I believe in climate change caused by human beings. What I'm skeptical about is the glib notion that it means the end of the world as we know it."

"The clock is no longer just ticking, it is banging."

"There is no long-term prosperity without action on climate change."

"The time for seeking global solutions [to climate change] is running out."

"The climate crisis is the existential threat. That's not hyperbole; it's a fact."

"[W]e are killing our planet."

Climate change is "above all, an existential crisis."

"Climate change is one of the greatest challenges mankind faces."

"If we don't take action, the collapse of our civilisations and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the horizon."

"Humanity is on thin ice — and that ice is melting fast."

"We haven't yet exceeded the bounds of viable human civilisation, but we're getting close."

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Catherine Rampell

Samantha Gross

The International Energy Agency

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Fatih Birol

UN Environment Programme

Katrine Petersen

Angela Picciariello

Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber

Steve Pye

Kelly Trout

Aurelien Saussay

Rachel Cleetus

Natalie Jones

Thomas Covert

Will There Be an End to Fossil Fuels, and If So When?

Centre for Economics and Business Research

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Goldman Sachs

George Magnus

Eswar Prasad

Nathan Sheets

Desmond Lachman

Statista

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Chris Giles

"China's nominal gross domestic product is unlikely to surpass that of the U.S. in the next few decades."

"This idea of China becoming the world's biggest economy may not happen, actually."

"China probably won't ever overtake the US economy on a sustained basis."

"The likelihood of the prediction that China's GDP will one day overtake that of the U.S. is declining."

"China is forecast to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy by around 2035."

"China will overtake the US as the world's top economy in about 2035 with a high probability."

"[T]he size of China's economy in USD terms will overtake the US in 2028."

"China will overtake the United States to become the world's biggest economy in 2028."

Will China's GDP Overtake the US, And If So When?

Mandy Gunasekara

Mark Maslin

Robert N. Stavins

Vijaya Ramachandran

Todd Stern

Isabelle Anguelovski

Kate Aronoff

Erik Solheim

David G. Victor

John Kerry

Bob McNally

Justin Worland

Joseph Majkut

Marc Pierini

Dhesigen Naidoo

Landon Derentz

Catherine Wolfram

Myron Ebell

Chris Hilson

Somini Sengupta

Bob Ward

Michael Gerrard

"Trump 2.0 will probably do so again [pull out of the Paris agreement], perhaps on Trump’s first day in power."

"Based on his first term, we can expect him to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement."

"The first expectation after Trump's inauguration on January 20 is a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate."

"Trump will no doubt pull out [of the Paris climate agreement] again."

"I'm immediately withdrawing from the unfair, one-sided Paris climate accord rip-off."

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Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Wednesday that China will reduce economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by 7 to 10% from peak levels by 2035. This is the first time the world's largest emitter has pledged an outright emissions cut rather than just limiting growth.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Wednesday that China will reduce economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by 7 to 10% from peak levels by 2035. This is the first time the world's largest emitter has pledged an outright emissions cut rather than just limiting growth.

Xi delivered the announcement via a video address to the U.N. Climate Summit, stating that China will increase the share of non-fossil fuels in energy consumption to over 30% and expand wind and solar capacity sixfold from 2020 levels to 3,600 gigawatts.

Xi delivered the announcement via a video address to the U.N. Climate Summit, stating that China will increase the share of non-fossil fuels in energy consumption to over 30% and expand wind and solar capacity sixfold from 2020 levels to 3,600 gigawatts.

The announcement comes as U.S. President Donald Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" in his U.N. General Assembly speech on Tuesday, with Xi making veiled references to countries "acting against" green transition trends.

The announcement comes as U.S. President Donald Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" in his U.N. General Assembly speech on Tuesday, with Xi making veiled references to countries "acting against" green transition trends.

The U.S. is the world's biggest historical greenhouse gas emitter and the second-largest current emitter behind China. Meanwhile, China's power sector emissions dropped 2% between March 2024 and March 2025.

The U.S. is the world's biggest historical greenhouse gas emitter and the second-largest current emitter behind China. Meanwhile, China's power sector emissions dropped 2% between March 2024 and March 2025.

China dominates global renewable energy production, manufacturing 80% of the world's solar panels, 70% of electric cars, and 60% of wind turbines. Additionally, China added more solar capacity in 2023 than the U.S. has built in total.

China dominates global renewable energy production, manufacturing 80% of the world's solar panels, 70% of electric cars, and 60% of wind turbines. Additionally, China added more solar capacity in 2023 than the U.S. has built in total.

According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, China would need 30% cuts to align with Paris Agreement goals of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

According to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, China would need 30% cuts to align with Paris Agreement goals of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

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Xi delivered the announcement via video address to the United Nations Climate Summit on Sept. 24, 2025, stating China will increase non-fossil fuels' share in energy consumption to over 30 percent and expand wind and solar capacity sixfold from 2020 levels to 3,600 gigawatts.</span

Xi delivered the announcement via video address to the United Nations Climate Summit on Sept. 24, 2025, stating China will increase non-fossil fuels' share in energy consumption to over 30 percent and expand wind and solar capacity sixfold from 2020 levels to 3,600 gigawatts.

The announcement comes as President Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" in his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday, with Xi making veiled references to countries "acting against" green transition trends.</span

The announcement comes as President Trump called climate change "the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world" in his UN General Assembly speech on Tuesday, with Xi making veiled references to countries "acting against" green transition trends.

Climate experts criticized China's target as disappointing, with the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air estimating China would need 30 percent cuts to align with Paris Agreement goals of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.</span

Climate experts criticized China's target as disappointing, with the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air estimating China would need 30 percent cuts to align with Paris Agreement goals of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.

Independent analysis suggests China's emissions may have already peaked in 2024 or 2025, approximately five years ahead of the country's previous 2030 target, with power sector emissions dropping 2 percent between March 2024 and March 2025.</span

Independent analysis suggests China's emissions may have already peaked in 2024 or 2025, approximately five years ahead of the country's previous 2030 target, with power sector emissions dropping 2 percent between March 2024 and March 2025.

China dominates global renewable energy production, manufacturing 80 percent of the world's solar panels, 70 percent of electric cars, and 60 percent of wind turbines, while also adding more solar capacity in 2023 than the United States has built in total.</span

China dominates global renewable energy production, manufacturing 80 percent of the world's solar panels, 70 percent of electric cars, and 60 percent of wind turbines, while also adding more solar capacity in 2023 than the United States has built in total.

China's underwhelming 7-10% target exposes the gap between climate rhetoric and necessary action. When science demands 30% cuts to prevent catastrophic warming, Beijing's cautious approach falls dangerously short of what the world's largest polluter must deliver. This modest goal leaves ample room for continued coal expansion and emissions growth, revealing that China prioritizes economic stability over the urgent climate action needed to avoid planetary disaster.

China's underwhelming 7-10% target exposes the gap between climate rhetoric and necessary action. When science demands 30% cuts to prevent catastrophic warming, Beijing's cautious approach falls dangerously short of what the world's largest polluter must deliver. This modest goal leaves ample room for continued coal expansion and emissions growth, revealing that China prioritizes economic stability over the urgent climate action needed to avoid planetary disaster.

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China's climate leadership fills the vacuum left by America's retreat from global responsibility. While Trump abandons science and calls climate action a "con job," China steps forward with concrete targets and massive renewable energy investments that actually move the needle on global emissions. The 7-10% reduction target highlights steady, achievable progress backed by real industrial capacity. China's solar and wind manufacturing dominance means these aren't empty promises but deliverable commitments that will reshape the global energy landscape.

China's climate leadership fills the vacuum left by America's retreat from global responsibility. While Trump abandons science and calls climate action a "con job," China steps forward with concrete targets and massive renewable energy investments that actually move the needle on global emissions. The 7-10% reduction target highlights steady, achievable progress backed by real industrial capacity. China's solar and wind manufacturing dominance means these aren't empty promises but deliverable commitments that will reshape the global energy landscape.

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Full text: Chinese President Xi Jinping's remarks at UN Climate Summit

China's underwhelming 7-10% target exposes the gap between climate rhetoric and necessary action. When science demands 30% cuts to prevent catastrophic warming, Beijing's cautious approach falls dangerously short of what the world's largest polluter must deliver. This modest goal leaves ample room for continued coal expansion and emissions growth, revealing that China prioritizes economic stability over the urgent climate action needed to avoid planetary disaster, undermining global efforts and delaying the transition to clean energy.

China's underwhelming 7-10% target exposes the gap between climate rhetoric and necessary action. When science demands 30% cuts to prevent catastrophic warming, Beijing's cautious approach falls dangerously short of what the world's largest polluter must deliver. This modest goal leaves ample room for continued coal expansion and emissions growth, revealing that China prioritizes economic stability over the urgent climate action needed to avoid planetary disaster, undermining global efforts and delaying the transition to clean energy.

There's a 67% chance that China will reduce its carbon emissions per GDP by 60% by 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There's a 67% chance that China will reduce its carbon emissions per GDP by 60% by 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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