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China leads nations with new climate plans, defying U.S. climate denial
(www.nbcnews.com)
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this post was submitted on 25 Sep 2025
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And just a few years ago China was basically waving off climate change by giving it lip service and then producing well over the emissions they were claiming, basically thumbing their nose at the entire global community. Now they want to play ball. Even if they didn't come with a 30% reduction, this is a major step forward.