Timeline:China'sUpdatesofNationallyDeterminedContributionsTargets_GuangmingOnlineByWangXinyuanChinaonOct.27,2021releasedawhitepapertitled"RespondingtoClimateChange:China'sPoliciesandActions"thatdocumenteditsprogressinmitigatingclimatechange,andtoshareitsexperienceandapproacheswiththerestoftheinternationalcommunity."China’sresponsestoclimatechangeareanimportantpartofitseffortstoachieveeco-environmentalprogressandhigh-qualitydevelopment,"itsaid,"basedontherequirementsofitsinternalsustainabledevelopment,anditsdueresponsibilityforbuildingaglobalcommunityofsharedfuture,Chinahasformulatednewprinciplesontacklingclimatechangeandiscontributingitssolutionstoglobalclimategovernance."Asthelargestdevelopingcountry,withapopulationofover1.4billion,Chinafacesmajorchallengesacrossarangeofimportantareasincludingeconomicdevelopment,improvingthepeople’slives,pollutioncontrol,andeco-environmentalprotection.Inordertomeetitstargetsinresponsetoclimatechange,Chinahasrisentothesechallengesandformulatedandimplementedavarietyofstrategies,regulations,policies,standards,andactions,includingintensifyingeffortsinresponsetoclimatechange,stayingcommittedtoagreenandlow-carbonpathtodevelopment,tighteningcontrolovergreenhousegasemissions,givingfullplaytotheroleofthemarket,reinforcingabilitytoadapttoclimatechange,andincreasingsupportforaddressingclimatechange.Sincethe18thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC)convenedin2012,guidedbyXiJinpingthoughtoneco-civilizationandcommittedtothenewdevelopmentphilosophy,Chinahasmadetheresponsetoclimatechangeahigherpriorityinstategovernance.Ithassteadilyreducedtheintensityofitscarbonemissions,reinforcedtheefforttoachieveitsNationallyDeterminedContributions(NDCs),andmaximizeditsdrivetomitigateclimatechange.Walkingthetalk,Chinahasalreadybeguntoimplementpositiveandeffectivemovesinitsstrategytopeakcarbonemissionsandachievecarbonneutrality.In2015,Chinasetitsnationallydeterminedactionobjectivesby2030:topeakcarbondioxideemissionsaround2030atthelatestandmakeeveryefforttopeakearly.Bytheendof2019,Chinahaddeliveredonits2020climateactiontargetaheadofschedule.In2020,ChinaannouncednewNDCtargetsandmeasures.Chinaaimsto:-peakcarbondioxideemissionsbefore2030andachievecarbonneutralitybefore2060.-loweritscarbonintensitybyover65percentby2030fromthe2005level.-increasetheshareofnon-fossilfuelsinprimaryenergyconsumptiontoaround25percentby2030.-increasetheforeststockvolumeby6billioncubicmetersby2030fromthe2005level.-bringitstotalinstalledcapacityofwindandsolarpowertoover1.2billionkWby2030.Comparedwiththeobjectivessetin2015,thenewtargetsaremoreambitiousintimeframe.Theyinvolveasteepercutincarbonintensity,anincreaseofanotherfivepercentagepointsintheshareofnon-fossilfuelsinprimaryenergyconsumption,anewtargetforinstalledcapacityofnon-fossilfuels,anadditionalforeststockof1.5billioncubicmeters,andaclearannouncementtoaimforcarbonneutralitybefore2060.Chinahasannouncedin2021adecisiontostopbuildingnewcoal-firedpowerprojectsoverseas,demonstratingitsconcreteactionsinresponsetoclimatechange.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.