China makes landmark pledge to cut its climate emissions

Mark Poynting and Matt McGrathBBC News Climate and ScienceEuropean Photopress AgencyChina, the world's biggest source of planet-warming gases, has for the first time committed to an absolute target to cut its emissions. In a video statement to the UN in New York, President Xi Jinping said that China would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions across the economy by 7-10% by 2035, while "striving to do better".The…