China aims to be carbon neutral by 2060. Its new 5-year plan won’t cut it.

As a result, China’s emissions rose an estimated 1.5 percent in 2020, even accounting for the initial drop. However, these latest climate targets do not rise to the level the global scientific consensus calls for. The shortfall in the 14th Five-Year Plan’s climate ambitionThe 14th Five-Year Plan contains a number of key climate goals that will guide the country over the coming years. “As the first five-year plan after China committed to reach carbon neutrality by 2060, the 14th FYP was expected to demonstrate strong climate ambition. This target was set at 18 percent, the same as the previous five-year plan.