(CPC) proposed to build a great modern socialist country which is
prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and
beautiful by the middle of this century, setting the main tone for
formulating China's long-term low-emission development strategy. On
September 22th, 2020, addressing the general debate of the 75th session
of the UN General Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping solemnly
announced that China will scale up its Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions by adopting more vigorous policies and measures, striving
to peak carbon dioxide emission before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality
before 2060. On December 12, 2020, addressing the Climate Ambition
Summit, President Xi Jinping announced some further commitments for
2030, China will lower its carbon dioxide emission per unit of GDP by
over 65 percent from the 2005 level, increase the share of non-fossil fuels
in primary energy consumption to around 25 percent, increase the forest
stock volume by 6 billion cubic meters from the 2005 level, and bring its
total installed capacity of wind and solar power to over 1.2 billion