Climate summit: Xi Jinping fleshes out China’s net zero strategy

Renewable energy is central to countries’ carbon reduction strategies (Andy Dysart/PA)

Countries have pledged to increase their emission cuts, boost renewables and end coal power at a climate summit aimed at accelerating the goals set out in the Paris Agreement in 2015.

The virtual Climate Ambition Summit was set up to keep pressure on countries to set out ambitious carbon reduction plans, after the planned COP26 climate talks were postponed due to the pandemic.