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China Announces CO2 Emission Peak by 2030 and Carbon Neutrality by 2060

China pledges CO2 emission peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, as President Xi Jinping announced on September 22, 2022, at the 75th United Nations General Assembly. The renowned research institute at Tsinghua University already reacted to the new climate goal pledges with a presentation and recommendations for the government. According to Mr. HE Jiankun, deputy director of the National Committee of Experts on Climate Change, the 2060 target requires China to achieve near-zero emissions by 2050 and build a sustainable energy system with renewable energy, as well as carry out a huge transformation in all aspects of social, economic, technological and energy systems. Read more here and here.

China Announces Updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)

 At the Climate Ambition Summit on December 12, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced new nationally determined contribution (NDC) pledges: China will lower its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by over 65 percent from the 2005 level, increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 25 percent, increase the forest stock volume by 6 billion cubic meters from the 2005 level, and bring its total installed capacity of wind and solar power to over 1.2 billion kilowatts. Xi advocated multilateralism in climate governance, as well as low-carbon ways of life and production.

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State Council approves demonstration projects for sustainable development

In January 2025, China’s State Council approved the Implementation Opinions on Building Pioneer Demonstrations for a Beautiful China, setting the stage for integrating high-quality development with ecological protection. Focusing on green and low-carbon growth, biodiversity conservation, and ecological governance, the plan targets key regions like the Yangtze River Delta, Greater Bay Area, and Yellow River Basin. By 2027, these pilot projects will serve as national benchmarks under the Beautiful China Initiative. Closely aligned with the Urban-Act Project, this initiative accelerates climate-resilient urban planning and sustainable development.

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State Council approves Territorial Spatial Master Plans (2021-2035) for Urban-Act’s pilot cities

By March 2025, the State Council of the People’s Republic of China had approved 40 territorial spatial master plans for provinces, provincial capitals, and municipalities for the period 2021–2035. Among these are the recently endorsed plans for Xi’an and Xiamen, which were selected as low-carbon and climate-resilient pilot cities under the IKI Urban-Act project. These plans lay out a spatial governance framework that integrates ecological, agricultural, and urban spaces, aiming to safeguard national food security and ecological integrity while supporting sustainable urban and regional development over the medium and long term.

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China accelerates market integration of wind and solar generation

On 27 January 2025, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the National Energy Administration (NEA) jointly issued a policy titled “Notice on Deepening the Marketisation Reform of Feed-in Tariffs for New Energy to Promote High-Quality Development of New Energy”. This policy marks a shift in China’s approach to pricing wind and solar power, transitioning from fixed tariffs to a market-based system.

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