China, the world’s biggest source of planet-warming gases, has for the first time committed to an absolute target to cut its emissions.
In a video statement to the UN in New York, President Xi Jinping said that China would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions across the economy by 7-10% by 2035, while "striving to do better".
The announcement comes at a time the US is rolling back on its commitments, with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday calling climate change a "con job".
But some critics said China’s plan did not go as far as hoped to keep global climate goals in reach.
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