China passes energy law to 'promote carbon neutrality'

China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonise its economy by 2060.

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Tourists disembark a sightseeing double-decker bus in the Central district in Hong Kong on November 8, 2024. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)

2024-11-08 18:23:27

China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonise its economy by 2060.

China is the world's biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say drive global warming and climate change.

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