China aims to reduce carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by 17 percent by 2030 from 2025 levels, according to a national climate change plan made public on Wednesday.
The plan, jointly issued by multiple government departments including the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Development and Reform Commission, outlines key climate goals for the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030).
During this period, China will make further progress in addressing climate change and achieving carbon peaking and carbon neutrality goals, said the plan.
The country will seek to build a transparent and internationally aligned voluntary greenhouse gas emission reduction trading market and basically establish a product carbon footprint management system by 2030.
China will strengthen monitoring and control of non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases, and develop the capacity to reduce emissions by 30 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent by 2030, the document noted.
Regarding cutting emissions in key sectors, China will implement a dual-control system for both total carbon emissions and carbon intensity, accelerate the development of a new energy system, expand non-fossil energy use, and promote the peak of coal and oil consumption.
To enhance climate resilience, the plan calls for climate risk assessments and stronger responses to extreme weather and climate events.
China aims to raise the share of non-fossil energy in total energy consumption to 25 percent by 2030, according to a carbon peaking action plan for the 2026-2030 period released earlier this month.
The country has set the dual carbon goals of peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060.
