China’s leader Xi Jinping called for stronger action in dealing with climate change on Nov. 1, days after submitting a revised plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions that disappointed many climate observers. In a written statement to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), Xi called on “developed countries not only to do more but also provide support to help developing nations to do better.” He urged all nations to “make plans based on their nations’ circumstances” and “focus on actions,” according to a readout released on the website of Beijing’s foreign ministry. Xi, who presides over the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases, was the only leader to address the Glasgow summit in written form, though China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua attended the event in person. China is the world’s largest user and producer of coal, a major source of emissions, but a recent power crunch has led the …