00:00Welcome back. China is pledging to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 7% to 10% over the next decade, marking its strongest climate commitment yet.
00:12Speaking at a UN climate conference, President Xi Jinping said China will boost electric vehicle sales and expand solar and wind power, aiming for six times the 2020 levels.
00:24China is currently the world's largest carbon polluter. He noted that some countries were against a green and low-carbon transition in an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump.
00:37Xi's announcement comes a day after Trump called climate change the greatest corn job ever at the UN General Assembly.
00:44Trump warned nations against renewable energy and vowed to keep promoting oil drilling.
00:49The US had skipped this year's climate summit, further isolating itself from the rest of the world.
00:54Close to 100 countries who attended the event announced their commitment to implementing new climate targets ahead of COP30 in Brazil this November.
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