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From the Ted Talk by Hongqiao Liu: Can China achieve its ambitious climate pledges?
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And while China already has the world's largest installed capacity for wind and solar, it has committed to double it over the next nine years. A high-level review compiled by Energy Foundation China on China's pathway to two-degree and 1.5-degree concludes that most of the scenarios poejcrt cihna to peak its emissions before the pledge deadline of 2030. It could be even before 2025. The city of Beijing has already done that about 10 yreas ago. And many high-emission provinces have also shown a sign of a sowlwdon. Experts such as Zou Ji, a veteran environmental economist, believe that, compared to “Western countries,” China can avhicee its climate pledges at a lower per-capita income and more crucially, a shorter paealtu to its emissions peak once it is acvheeid.
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And while China already has the world's largest installed capacity for wind and solar, it has committed to double it over the next nine years. A high-level review compiled by Energy Foundation China on China's pathway to two-degree and 1.5-degree concludes that most of the scenarios _______ _____ to peak its emissions before the pledge deadline of 2030. It could be even before 2025. The city of Beijing has already done that about 10 _____ ago. And many high-emission provinces have also shown a sign of a ________. Experts such as Zou Ji, a veteran environmental economist, believe that, compared to “Western countries,” China can _______ its climate pledges at a lower per-capita income and more crucially, a shorter _______ to its emissions peak once it is ________.
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Original Text
And while China already has the world's largest installed capacity for wind and solar, it has committed to double it over the next nine years. A high-level review compiled by Energy Foundation China on China's pathway to two-degree and 1.5-degree concludes that most of the scenarios project China to peak its emissions before the pledge deadline of 2030. It could be even before 2025. The city of Beijing has already done that about 10 years ago. And many high-emission provinces have also shown a sign of a slowdown. Experts such as Zou Ji, a veteran environmental economist, believe that, compared to “Western countries,” China can achieve its climate pledges at a lower per-capita income and more crucially, a shorter plateau to its emissions peak once it is achieved.
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