China is working to reach its emissions peak before 2030 deadline, analyst says

Qi Ye, director of public policy centre in Beijing, says China is showing 'global leadership' on climate change and it will look to clean energy technologies

China may aim for an earlier greenhouse gas emissions peak before its 2030 deadline, putting a greater onus on Australia to work with its key trading partner on renewable energy rather than fossil fuels, says a leading Chinese analyst.

Qi Ye, director of the Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy in Beijing, said that Chinese policymakers were striving to ensure emissions peaked ahead of a schedule agreed in a joint climate deal with the US earlier this year.