00:00Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced an ambitious plan to tackle climate change and cut emissions.
00:06Speaking via video to the UN, Xi said China would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 10 percent
00:13while increasing its wind and solar production sixfold, all by 2035.
00:18Xi also rebuked countries that pull away from climate initiatives, likely referencing the United States.
00:24In an address to the UN two days earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump called climate change a con job
00:31and criticized the EU and China for embracing clean energy.
00:35China is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases.
00:38This is the first time it has pledged to cut emissions.
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