General Assembly on September 22nd, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, made a surprise announcement. He said that as well as aiming to halt the rise of its carbon emissions by 2030—much the same goal as five years ago—China would strive for “carbon neutrality” by 2060. In climate-change jargon, this means achieving a balance between carbon emissions and carbon reduction both technological and natural, such as planting trees.
But are the targets realistic? China will certainly have no problem ensuring that its emissions reach a peak before 2030. Already in 2014—a year before Mr Xi first declared such a goal —experts had concluded that the peak could arrive as early as 2025. Indeed, some scientists believe that its emissions from fossil fuels—the biggest source of human-produced carbon—may have peaked already.
Crucially, China has not spelled out whether its new target will cover domestic emissions only, or include the emissions caused by China’s generous investments in coal outside its borders, including through the Belt and Road Initiative, a global infrastructure-building scheme. A new five-year economic plan, to be adopted next year, may provide clues to China’s plans for ending fossil-fuel dependency.
Please world need some amount Co2 for existence.
Not surprised. If they can build a big sophisticated hospital in a week then I've no doubts.
Wonder how much money THE ECONOMIST got for writing such a rubbish article
Net zero not absolute zero.. Huge difference between two.. You should go back to school to understand the difference.. Better yet, someone with science degree should write it, and you stick to writing about Kardashians.
These pipedream announcements are always 20-30 years out. just far enough to not have to take any meaningful measures for another decade and then move the goal posts. China lies.
Xi does not have more 30 years!
What the CCP says is irrelevant. What it actually does is reality.
They can claim anything. In autocracy, no one dares to speak up. No matter how ludicrous it sounds.
China’s announcement is merely a tactic to divert Western media headlines away from CCP’s Muslim & Tibetan concentration camps, crushing of Hong Kong, pandemic origins, and sabre-rattling at India, Taiwan, Australia, etc. You know it. Don’t play their game
I wish more world leaders would commit to this goal so the CCP won’t get praise it doesn’t deserve. The only way to prove that this is a lie is if other countries pledge the same and actually achieve this goal.
That's easy for someone who will in all likelihood be dead by then to say.
Nice try. Better than other countries don’t bother giving us lies.
The Economist: 2060-2020 = 30 years. Great work guys.
At least they are saying the right thing. Let’s hope they deliver, for the good of the planet. I know at least they have large electric car subsidies and have banned any new ICE factories ActOnClimate
He had no idea what he was talking about, just give him a break.
Probably too little, too late, but always better than those that not even try (or are against...)!
You mean 40 years 😂
Funny that the economists not even tries to fact check such Idiocy. China will say anything to get western eco warriors to kill their own civilization first.
'Will you stop talking about our concentration camps now?' -Xi Jinping
What China has done right to deserve top news outlet to publish its whatever BS PR release for free ? News101: if you take words for words without fact checking it’s called PR release.
Reminds me of the USSR in the early 1930ies. Curious who is going to be modern day Durante and Gareth Jones.
What’s the probability of this to happen according to your “famous” statistical model ?
It will be done with the same method they controlled the Covid numbers, by lying!
That's after they take the worlds resources and wealth. You get the rest.
40 years...is this common core?
Stop repeating dictators’ decadal predictions as though they were fact.
Who will be Xi's successor after 30 years? Or he will still stay in the position when he turns 97?
what i read is China will have an energy source so powerful that it is little short of the sun.
A liar that broke promises made in joint declaration with UK, made in agreements with US and promises made in WTO protocols. Remove CCP from the earth.
30 years is a long time and makes for a snappy headline promise. How about actually shuttering ALL coal plants in 2 years or less?
America doesn't think it's possible and quit all the climate agreement ,very smart🤮
Great effort, better than everyone that does not try, but can our world hold another 30years ?
This is an idiot headline. China is saying it will try to reduce its net emissions of carbon dioxide over the next 50 years.
40 years*
And China will do it. Do not compare western capabilities (or lack thereof) to Chinese capabilities. China work as a collective (group over individual) —the fastest way humanity has always progressed
Ya, that's gonna happen.
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