China reveals a plan to cut emissions that falls 'well short' of UN targets


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China has promised to peak its carbon pollution before 2030 in a new plan which experts say is still not enough to prevent climate catastrophe. Analysts say the proposal by the world's largest polluter will not help in preventing temperatures rising by more than 1.5°C (2.7°F) this century, a target set by nations including China as part of the Paris cliamte agreement in 2015. In a new emissions cutting plan submitted to the United Nations days before the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow , the CCP said it would peak its carbon emissions before 2030 and become carbon neutral by...