Nation hits carbon emissions goal early

China will continue to 'share data, know-how to tackle climate change'

China has met its goal of reducing its carbon intensity - emissions per unit of GDP - three years before schedule. But more global effort is required to reduce the world's emissions of greenhouse gases and tackle climate change, according to a report published on Friday.

In 2017, China's carbon intensity, measured in kilograms of carbon emitted to produce $1 of gross domestic product, was 46 percent lower than in 2005, fulfilling China's goal to cut carbon emissions by 40 to 45 percent by 2020. The goal was set by the State Council in 2009.