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There's an incorrect claim in the article (possibly a typo, but a big one):

"China set goals for reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2030 in 2019 and met their 2030 goal in 2024, so fast is their transition going."

There's no citation, but an internet search says that the 2030 goal is peak carbon emissions.

The goal for net-zero is 2060.

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The fact this is probably misinterpreting or typo-ing is that they met their 2030 target for deployment of solar and wind 6 years early in 2024.

That goal was set in 2019.

So, fast progress, and even China is needing to update its goals in response to the unexpected success of solar.

You are right that their net zero goal is by 2060, though they recently stated that they intend to have peaked GHG emissions and be 10% below peak by 2035.

Some observers feel they may have peaked this year or last which might also be influencing what he was trying to say.

China hitting a peak in 2024 is a lot more believable.

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