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#paris-agreement

In a video address to the United Nations Climate Summit on 24 September, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that China will reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by 7% to 10% from peak levels by 2035. The pace at which China cuts emissions will have profound global impact. The country has accounted for 90% of the growth in the world's CO emissions since 2015 and it is now the largest GHG emitter in the world

Pledge to cut emissions by 7-10 percent does not go far enough, though renewables rollout a cause for hope, expert say.

The task before the Brazilian presidency goes beyond even the most challenging moments in the 30-year history of the UN climate process. This year's summit in Belem will not only test the durability of the Paris Agreement, now a decade oldit will test whether the world can still come together to confront global threats at a time of fracture and distrust.

"In particular, the near-term gap has increased with projected 2030 production exceeding levels consistent with 1.5 degrees [Celsius] by more than 120%, up from 110% in 2023," Derik Broekhoff, senior scientist at SEI and report co-author, said on a call with reporters.

Fadi Farhat emphasized that the Paris London migrant deal is 'toothless' and fails to deliver the effectiveness claimed by the government.