Carbon peak, neutrality goals attainable

BEIJING: China is taking solid steps to peak carbon dioxide emissions and achieve carbon neutrality amid ongoing efforts to foster a new development paradigm and pursue high-quality development, the country’s top economic regulator says.

Liu Dechun, director of the Department of Resource Conservation and Environmental Protection at the National Development and Reform Commission, said China has the ability to peak CO2 emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 as planned.