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China sets out its climate ambitions

05 Aug 2022

Scientists in China are scrambling to support the government’s plan to reach “net zero” carbon emissions by 2060, as Ling Xin discovers

Opening ceremony of carbon neutrality research centre at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Beijing
Climate first In December 2020 the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Beijing unveiled its carbon neutrality research centre – the first of its kind in China. (Courtesy: Institute of Atmospheric Physics)
As the COVID-19 pandemic rampaged across the world in 2020, resulting in lockdowns and a bold race t

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