China, the world’s top emitter of greenhouse gases, has pledged for the first time to cut its total climate emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035—though some experts say.
China, the world’s top emitter of greenhouse gases, has pledged for the first time to cut its total climate emissions by 7% to 10% by 2035—though some experts say the commitment doesn’t go far enough, the BBC reports. In a video address to the UN, President Xi Jinping said China will be “striving to do better” along the way. The move comes as the US backtracks on its own climate commitments, with President Trump dismissing climate change as a “con job.
