China Climate Envoy Reaffirms 2030 Target for Peaking Carbon Emissions

China’s special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua has reaffirmed 2030 as the target year for reaching peak carbon and for when absolute emissions in the country begin to fall.

As negotiations drag out to reach a final agreement at the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, Xie told reporters that China had been in “close communication” with other major countries and groups to find language that all parties can agree on regarding the future of fossil fuels.