WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 30, 2015. Today, China submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), a significant commitment to curb carbon pollution and climate disrupting emissions that continues to build momentum leading up to the COP21 climate negotiations in Paris later this year. China’s commitment comes on the heels of the landmark U.S.-China climate action deal last November. The U.S. submitted its INDC in March of this year. According to early reporting, China’s plan includes a new carbon intensity target that was not announced last year, and also includes the previously announced goal of cutting its carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP by between 60 percent and 65 percent by 2030 from a 2005 baseline. That builds on China’s previous target of cutting its carbon intensity by 40 percent to 45 percent by 2020 from 2005 levels. The plan also anticipates over $6 trillion in investments in the clean energy economy over the next 15 years.
