Climate ChangeChina can achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 goal: IEA
Report is latest effort to encourage Beijing's faster adoption of energy reforms
Wind turbines in China. The country is under pressure to expand its use of renewable energy and cut its dependence on coal. © Reuters
YASUO TAKEUCHI, Nikkei staff writer
September 30, 2021 02:36 JST
BRUSSELS -- China's plan to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2060 can be accomplished at an earlier date if Beijing steps up the adoption of renewable power and cuts use of coal, the International Energy Agency said in a report released Wednesday.