China pushes ahead on climate, defying Trump's 'con job' remark with 7-10% emissions cut by 2035
Published on: Sept. 25, 2025, 2:14 p.m. | Source: The Economic Times
A day after US President Donald Trump called the climate science at the United Nations General Assembly the "greatest con job ever", Chinese President Xi Jinping announced ambitious new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) at the UN Climate Summit, committing to a 7 per cent to 10 per cent reduction in economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 from peak levels, in a bold counterpoint to the US President's dismissal of the matter.
