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Wed, 21 Apr 2021 05:30   Harry Pearl

China’s carbon neutral goal: can it really kick its coal addiction to achieve its 2060 target?

Ahead of this week’s summit of global leaders to discuss ways of tackling climate change, this South China Morning Post series looks into how attitudes have changed among China’s leadership, the challenges faced by the world’s largest polluter and what we can expect from Thursday’s meeting.When China pledged in September to reach carbon neutrality in four decades and peak emissions before 2030, it was a watershed moment in the global fight against climate change.But seven months later, one…

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