Tag: Environment

Chairman Xi Jinping of China dropped some potentially historic news in the middle of an otherwise pro forma address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, setting a surprisingly ambitious and specific target for reducing carbon emissions.

Calling for a global “green revolution,” Xi told the world that “by adopting more vigorous policies and measures . . . we aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.”