China Announces 7–10% Emissions Cut by 2035

At a U.N. high-level climate summit on Sept. 24, 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China—responsible for roughly 31% of global CO2 emissions—will aim to reduce its emissions by 7%–10% by 2035, accelerate wind and solar capacity sixfold from 2020 levels, and mainstream pollution-free vehicles. The pledge, delivered ahead of major international climate negotiations in Brazil, was framed as a bid to strengthen global efforts to curb fossil-fuel emissions and came with endorsement and commentary from U.N. officials and other world leaders.