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Factories in China: The Xi Jinping government is promoting its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, whereas activists are calling for more immediate and binding carbon budgets. © Reuters

KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

January 28, 2021 14:02 JST

SINGAPORE -- Environmental activists are not terribly impressed by Asian governments' lofty but decadeslong climate goals and want concrete action, this week's online World Economic Forum meetings made clear.