Climate Changed
China Avoids Calls for Bold Action as Climate Warnings Escalate
- Nation has ‘multiple challenges’ including economy, pollution
- UN has warned more action is needed to avoid climate change
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As the United Nations warns countries need to do more to stave off the worst impacts of climate change, the world’s biggest carbon emitter has little to offer in the way of stronger action.
While China’s top environmental officials reiterated the nation’s commitment to the Paris Agreement climate goals during a briefing in Beijing Wednesday, they didn’t address questions on deeper carbon emission cuts called for by the UN or the country’s plans for new coal-fired power generation.