Apa Sherpa on the summit of Mt. Everest. Apa Sherpa holds the record of most summits of the world's highest mountain with 21 successful summits. (Photo) Mingma Sherpa. On May 11, 2011, Apa Sherpa summited Everest for the 21st time, breaking his own record of 20 summits.
Next steps: So what are the next steps for China in implementing the Paris Agreement? Here are some of the major ones: Incorporate the agreement into national and local Five Year Plans: China's Five Year Plans are the government's major development blueprints for long-term social and economic policies.
Climate change could have a huge impact on China, reducing crop yields and harming the environment, the country's top weather scientist has warned, in a rare official admission. Zheng Guogang told Xinhua news agency that climate change could be a serious threat to big infrastructure projects. He said temperature rises in China were already higher than global averages. China, the world's biggest polluter, has said its emissions of gases that cause climate change will peak by 2030. However, the country has not set a specific target for cutting emissions of the gases, mainly carbon dioxide.