Liu Shijin: The global response to climate change should focus on "aggressive response"

　　Zhongxin Finance, May 15 (Reporter Xia Bin) The "2022 Tsinghua PBCSF Chief Economist Forum" was held online on the 14th. Liu Shijin, deputy director of the Economic Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said at the meeting that to deal with climate change, from China's experience There are three ways to respond, including China, the world should focus on the "aggressive response".

　　Specifically, Liu Shijin pointed out that the first is a defensive response.

Mainly in traditional energy or high-carbon industries, facing pressure, they will consider transformation, restructuring or even exit in the future, but in the short term, when oil prices and steel prices rise, they will feel that "I still have a lot of weight."

Retreat is a last resort, so this is called a defensive response.

　　The second is the adaptive response.

A typical example is energy saving and emission reduction.

　　The third is the aggressive response.

Liu Shijin pointed out that it is crucial to actively promote innovation, especially green innovation, and replace traditional high-carbon energy and high-carbon industries with low-carbon and zero-carbon new energy and new technologies.

　　Liu Shijin believes that there are many things to be done to deal with climate change, but the focus must be shifted to promoting green technology innovation.

If the right goals and approaches are adopted, not only can the goal of tackling climate change be achieved, but it can also introduce a major technological change on a global scale and provide momentum for global economic growth.

　　Addressing climate change requires international cooperation. Can green innovation increase opportunities and opportunities?

Liu Shijin said that green new energy technology should be opened up, and international trade, investment and technology transfer will be more active after opening up. At the same time, developed countries have more financial and technological support than developing countries in the field of green innovation, which will also help global development. will have a more positive impact.

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