China News Service, United Nations, July 24. The UN Security Council held a high-level video conference on climate and security issues on the 24th. Ambassador Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, attended the meeting and delivered a speech.
Zhang Jun said that the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic once again reminds us that in the face of global challenges, no country or individual can survive alone. Unity and cooperation is the most powerful weapon to resolve risks and challenges. Climate change is related to the future and destiny of mankind, and we need to work together to deal with it.
Zhang Jun pointed out that all countries should firmly support multilateralism, abandon self-centeredness and national priority, and fully implement the obligations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, especially the "common but differentiated responsibilities" and the principles of respective capabilities. , To build a fair, reasonable, and win-win global climate governance system. In the final analysis, the issue of climate change is a development issue, not a security issue. There is no direct connection between the two. The solution to the issue of climate change depends on promoting sustainable development. The international community should respect the differences between countries, especially developing countries, and help them cope with special difficulties and challenges. The secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the United Nations Development System, and the resident coordinator should mobilize all parties to provide targeted support in accordance with their respective authorizations, combined with the needs of relevant countries to respond to climate change and economic and social development. As an institution dealing with international peace and security issues, the Security Council should implement the requirements of relevant resolutions, comprehensively analyze the specific security challenges faced by the countries involved, and the security impact of climate change, and discuss and handle related issues under country-specific issues.
Zhang Jun emphasized that China has always taken the initiative to respond to climate change while fighting the new crown pneumonia epidemic and achieving economic recovery. China vigorously promotes the construction of ecological civilization, adheres to the basic national policy of saving resources and protecting the environment, and intensifies ecological protection to build a beautiful China. China's carbon dioxide emissions in 2018 have fallen by 45.8% compared with 2005, and the 2020 emission reduction target has been achieved two years ahead of schedule. Non-fossil energy accounts for 14.3% of total energy consumption. Since 2000, about a quarter of the new green area in the world has come from China. China has achieved remarkable results in controlling air pollution and improving air quality, and the Chinese people are enjoying more and more blue skies. China actively promotes international cooperation on climate change, actively promotes the construction of the "Green Silk Road", helps countries along the "Belt and Road" build hydropower, wind energy, photovoltaics and other renewable energy projects, vigorously promotes the energy transition of all countries, realizes green development, and contributes to the international community. Set an example.
Zhang Jun said that looking around the world, the irresponsible and crazy unilateralism and bullying practices of individual countries are causing more and more harm. If left unchecked, the international rule of law, fairness and justice, equality and mutual trust will disappear, and the world will never have peace. We must unite to fight back vigorously.
Zhang Jun emphasized that no matter how the international situation changes, China will always stand on the side of multilateralism and international justice, firmly maintain the international order based on international law, oppose hegemonism and bullying, oppose solipsism and power politics, and work together. To build a beautiful world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, tolerance, cleanness and beauty. (Finish)