⁍ Pledges by China, Japan and South Korea to slash carbon emissions to net zero are ‘extremely important’ signs of leadership in reviving global efforts to tackle climate change, U.N. climate chief says.

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⁍ ‘These signals of very strong commitments by countries that are very important, and that have a real impact on the level of emissions globally, are extremely important,’ she says.

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– Japan, South Korea, and China have pledged to cut carbon emissions to “net zero” by 2050, a goal the UN’s top climate official calls “extremely important.” “These signals of very strong commitments by countries that are very important, and that have a real impact on the level of emissions globally, are extremely important,” UN climate chief Patricia Espinosa tells Reuters. “And it’s also very important to recognize that they are coming at a time when we need this kind of leadership.”