China's climate targets surged 92% in 2025, the fastest among major economies. But coal still powers 60% of its electricity, and only a small fraction of Chinese firms have validated targets. China supplied over half the world's new solar and wind capacity in the past two years.
China recorded a 92% increase in validated targets in 2025. That is the fastest percentage growth of any established economy in the world this year. Not just Asia, the world. Yes, China still runs around 60% of its electricity from coal. Yes, the absolute number of Chinese companies with validated targets is still small relative to the size of the economy. But the direction of travel is unmistakable, and this is the same country that has just contributed more than half the increase in solar and wind generation in the past 2 years.
