Chinese Leader Xi Says Low Carbon Push Should Not Mean Lowering Productivity

Chinese Leader Xi Says Low Carbon Push Should Not Mean Lowering Productivity
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping listens during a press conference with the French President after their meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on March 25, 2019. Yoan Valat/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
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China hinted that its carbon reduction initiatives would now move at a cautious pace, after the communist regime’s leader Xi Jinping said that carbon-cutting goals should not come at the expense of the “normal life” of ordinary people.

His words come at a time when Beijing has continued to produce coal at a record pace, while experts are questioning whether the Chinese regime could actually fulfill its goals of achieving carbon peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060, promises made by Xi in September 2020.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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