China is facing a new surge of scrutiny surrounding plans to slash its leading share of global CO2 emissions. Following a draft version of its 14th Five Year Plan – released this week as an economic blueprint through to 2025 – targets have widely been labeled as disappointing; it hasn’t even gone as far as promising any reductions in coal consumption. While it’s worth noting that China sets modest targets in these economic outlooks, which it then often surpasses, the void of demonstrated climate ambition will suck in speculation and cast aspersions on the country’s recently announced plan to reach net zero CO2 emissions by 2060. With other large economies across the globe focusing their economic recovery towards a green…