Published on, Sept. 25 -- September 25, 2025 3:15 PM

China has announced a new climate plan, pledging to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 7%-10% from their peak by 2035, while also expanding wind and solar power capacity sixfold within the next decade. President Xi Jinping delivered the announcement at a UN climate leaders' summit, where he indirectly criticized the United States for abandoning its Paris Agreement commitments and dismissing climate change as a "con job." His remarks highlighted China's growing leadership in global climate efforts amid Washington's retreat.

At the summit, Xi stressed that green and low-carbon transformation was the "trend of our times" and called on developed countries to take stronger climate action. Whi...