China pledges 7–10% emissions cut by 2035
Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Sept. 24, 2025, at a U.N. high-level climate summit during the General Assembly that China will reduce its greenhouse-gas emissions by 7%–10% by 2035. Xi also pledged to increase wind and solar capacity sixfold from 2020 levels and to push pollution-free vehicles into the mainstream as part of commitments ahead of the November international climate negotiations in Brazil.
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China announces new climate goal to cut its world-leading emissions
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- Xi Jinping announced the pledge in a video address at the U.N. leaders' climate summit on Sept. 24, 2025.
- China set a target to cut emissions by 7%–10% by 2035 and to expand wind and solar sixfold from 2020 levels.
- Xi said China will make pollution-free vehicles mainstream and work toward a 'climate adaptive society'; the announcement comes ahead of major U.N. climate negotiations in Brazil this November.