{"id":1743,"date":"2015-06-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/master.k8s.p4.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/aboutus\/1743\/china-submits-post-2020-climate-targets\/"},"modified":"2019-11-23T22:32:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T06:32:44","slug":"china-submits-post-2020-climate-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/eastasia\/press\/1743\/china-submits-post-2020-climate-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"China submits post-2020 climate targets"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\tParis\/Beijing, 30 June, 2015 \u2013 China submitted a carbon intensity reduction target of 60-65% by 2030, based on 2005 levels, to the UN as part of its climate plan (INDC), according to media reports. The announcement came as Chinese premier Li Keqiang was in Paris for an official visit to France \u2013 the presidency of this year\u2019s climate summit.<\/div>\n
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\u201cChina has only ever been on defence when it comes to climate change, but today\u2019s announcement is the first step for a more active role. For success in Paris, however, all players \u2013 including China and the EU \u2013 need to up their game,\u201d said Li Shuo, climate analyst for Greenpeace China.<\/p>\n

With China\u2019s announcement, the world\u2019s top polluters \u2013 China, the US and the EU \u2013 have now all tabled their climate plans ahead of the global climate conference taking place in Paris at the end of the year.  <\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s pledge must be seen as only the starting point for much more ambitious action. It does not fully reflect the significant energy transition that is already taking place in China. Given the dramatic fall in coal consumption, robust renewable energy uptake, and the urgent need to address air pollution, we believe the country can go well beyond what it has proposed today,\u201d added Li Shuo.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s current carbon intensity target requires a reduction of CO2 emissions per unit of GDP by 40-45% by 2020, based on 2005 levels. Assuming China delivers 45% by 2020, a 65% and 60% carbon intensity reduction will mean 4.4% and 3.1% annual carbon intensity decrease respectively between 2020 and 2030. Achieving 45% carbon intensity reduction by 2020 would mean annual carbon intensity reduction of 3.9%.<\/p>\n

 Media Contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Li Shuo (currently in Europe),Climate & Energy Policy Officer, Greenpeace East Asia
\nEmail: li.shuo@greenpeace.org<\/a>