China’s new climate plan falls short of Cop26 global heating goal, experts say

World’s biggest carbon emitter makes little advance on targets set out in 2015 in announcement days before vital UN talks

China has published its long-awaited national plan on greenhouse gas emissions, just days before the opening of the Cop26 UN climate summit.

However, the plan revealed on Thursday represents little progress on the previously announced ambitions of the world’s biggest carbon emitter, disappointing observers of the vital climate talks.

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