September 06, 2024 08:31 GMT
POWER: Lower Chinese Emisson Key To Limit Warming
POWER
China's emission cuts may decide if the world can limit warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, with Germany setting its net-zero date for 2045, Germany's climate envoy said, cited by Bloomberg.
- “China emits more than twice as much greenhouse gas emissions than other nations and needs to show more ambition to tackle innovation,” German State Secretary Jennifer Morgan said.
- China’s emissions are anticipated to peak in 2030, with net zero reached by 2060 and it is uncertain if they will move that date forward, Morgan added.
- Germany has provided €6bn in climate financing – meeting its target in 2022.
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