Feature | China
Published on: 25. September 2025

China's new NDC: Why experts had hoped for more

China's President Xi Jinping did not travel to New York in person, but announced the NDC via video link. (UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe)

China is known for setting low climate targets but then exceeding them. Nevertheless, many observers are disappointed with Beijing's NDC for 2035, as more would have been possible.

Nico Beckert
Lukas Bayer

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Last updated: 25. September 2025

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