BEIJING, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China's 2035 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in his video remarks to the United Nations Climate Summit held in New York on Wednesday local time.
Xi announced China's new NDCs as follows: China will, by 2035, reduce economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by 7 percent to 10 percent from peak levels, striving to do better; increase the share of non-fossil fuels in total energy consumption to over 30 percent; expand the installed capacity of wind and solar power to over six times the 2020 levels, striving to bring the total to 3,600 gigawatts; scale up the total forest stock volume to over 24 billion cubic meters; make new energy vehicles the mainstream in the sales of new vehicles; expand the National Carbon Emissions Trading Market to cover major high-emission sectors; and basically establish a climate adaptive society.
These targets represent China's best efforts based on the requirements of the Paris Agreement, Xi said, adding that meeting these targets requires both painstaking efforts by China itself and a supportive and open international environment, and China has the resolve and confidence to deliver on its commitments. Enditem