China Vows to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 7% to 10% by 2035 (3)

China, the world’s largest polluter, set a target to cut economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by 7% to 10% over the next decade, a strategy that’s seen as too modest to put the nation on a path to net zero and galvanize global climate action.

The promised reduction from China’s peak levels — while “striving to do better” — follows President Xi Jinping’s pledge in April to pursue more stringent curbs and to set policies that cover the entire economy, addressing pollutants beyond carbon dioxide. It follows a tradition of Chinese leaders setting relatively modest climate targets, only ...