Low-carbon ambitions must not interfere with ‘normal life’, says Xi Jinping

President signals more cautious approach to climate crisis and says China must overcome notion of rapid success'

China's ambitious low-carbon goals will not be realised easily and should not come at the expense of energy and food security or the normal life" of ordinary people, its president, Xi Jinping, has said, signalling a more cautious approach to the climate emergency as the economy slows.

China, the world's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, has been under pressure to enhance ambition" and take more drastic action to tackle global heating. In the past two years, Beijing has also made a number of pledges to show its commitment.