The international community is willing to act together
China News Service, Beijing, December 13th. Comprehensive news: On the 12th, to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on climate change, the United Nations and relevant countries held a climate ambition summit by video on the same day to further mobilize the international community to take joint actions to address climate Change and advance the process of multilateral cooperation.
Data map: UN Secretary General Guterres.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
Boost governance ambitions, multi-national commitments
United Nations Secretary-General Guterres called for the world to enter a "climate emergency" at the Climate Ambition Summit that day until carbon neutrality is achieved.
Guterres stated that the main goal of the United Nations in 2021 is to establish a truly global carbon neutral alliance by the middle of this century, to achieve a 45% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared with 2010, and to achieve a net reduction by 2050. zero emission.
He also urged developed countries to fulfill their pledge of providing 100 billion U.S. dollars in climate finance to developing countries each year by 2020.
In his speech at the summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forward three proposals: unite as one to create a new situation of climate governance with win-win cooperation; boost ambitions and form a new system of climate governance that do their best; strengthen confidence and persist in green recovery. New ideas for climate governance.
In his speech, French President Macron called on all countries to work together to implement the Paris Agreement to address climate change.
He proposed that the EU find a feasible way to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, and called on the EU to take concerted and responsible actions to promote green development through economic recovery plans.
Fabius, chairman of the Paris Climate Change Conference and former French foreign minister, said that all sectors of the economy and society should be transformed to adapt to climate change actions, and through the "green stimulus plan", to achieve the dual goals of anti-epidemic and carbon neutrality.
British Prime Minister Johnson announced a new target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the country and said that Britain will vigorously develop clean energy and strive to become a wind energy country.
Michelle, President of the European Council, stated that EU countries have pledged to reduce carbon emissions by 55% from 1990 levels by 2030, and will spend about 30 billion euros in the next few years to achieve this goal.
European Commission President Von der Lein said that developed countries should help developing countries to reduce carbon emissions without affecting their economic development.
German Chancellor Merkel stated that Germany will once again increase its budget for addressing climate change and work with partners such as the World Bank to support the green recovery of developing countries.
Uphold multilateralism and highlight China's contribution
At present, the global epidemic continues to be raging, and mankind has begun to deeply reflect on the relationship with nature. The future of global climate governance urgently needs joint action under the framework of multilateralism.
Among them, China has made important contributions to reaching the Paris Agreement to address climate change and is also an active practitioner in implementing the Paris Agreement.
The important speeches of Chinese leaders gave new impetus to more ambitious global climate governance with the role of a major power.
In an interview with Chinese media, UN Secretary-General Guterres stated that China not only played a key role in the conclusion of the Paris Agreement, but also set an example by taking concrete actions.
In addition, China and France are actively cooperating in the field of climate change.
Macron specifically mentioned the "excellent cooperation" between China and France in promoting the Paris Agreement in recent years at the Climate Ambition Summit.
The heads of state of China and France have stated that they will jointly uphold multilateralism, join hands in tackling climate change, support the success of the climate ambition summit and the "One Planet" summit in January next year, and mobilize the international community to participate more actively in next year’s 15th Convention on Biological Diversity. The Conference of the Parties, the 26th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the 7th World Conference on Conservation of Nature have promoted the above-mentioned important international agenda to achieve positive results.
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