China aims to be carbon neutral by 2060

From the New York Times:

“President Xi Jinping of China pledged on Tuesday that his country would adopt much stronger climate targets and achieve what he called “carbon neutrality before 2060.” If realized, the pledges would be crucial in the global fight against climate change.

“Humankind can no longer afford to ignore the repeated warnings of nature and go down the beaten path of extracting resources without investing in conservation, pursuing development at the expense of protection, and exploiting resources without restoration,” Mr. Xi said.”

More kind-of vague details:

“First, while Mr. Xi said China would peak its emissions of greenhouse gases “before 2030,” he did not specify how soon. In the past, China had said its peak emissions would come “around” 2030, after which its total emissions would begin to decline. China is on track to reach peak emissions within the next decade.”

Which means their emissions are still going up, which is kind of terrifying given the planetary hellscape already locked-in by current emissions.

And, come on, 2060 is one heckuva long time away.

Me, I want to own Trump Tower and turn it into a big shop selling circus costumes by 2060, but goals forty years away aren’t goals.

Let’s see how they’re doing in 2025 already, eh?

And, equally importantly, don’t forget that pretty much all the shit we buy is still Made In China. These are our emissions too.