Both China and the EU have pledged to deliver new commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, ahead of this year's U.N. COP30 climate summit in November in Brazil. Both missed a February U.N. deadline to submit their new pledges.

China and the EU are expected to publish a joint statement committing the two regions to more ambitious plans for cutting emissions ahead of the UN COP30 summit in Brazil, in an e

Given trade disputes, a technological power struggle and dissension over support for Russia and sanctions, European and Chinese officials have struggled to hide their disagreements ahead of the July 24 summit.