Chinanews.com, Beijing, December 14 (Li Jingze) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin introduced the details of China's participation in the Climate Ambition Summit at a regular press conference on the 14th, saying that China is an activist and doer in promoting global climate governance.
China is willing to move forward side by side with other countries to help the "Paris Agreement" be stable and long-term, and start a new journey of global response to climate change.
A reporter asked a question. On December 12, President Xi Jinping attended the climate ambition summit commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement and delivered an important speech.
In his speech, President Xi put forward three proposals for the future of global climate governance, and also announced four new measures to increase China's national independent contribution.
Can you introduce the relevant situation?
Wang Wenbin said that on December 12, President Xi Jinping was invited to attend the Climate Ambition Summit by recording a video and delivered an important speech.
Wang Wenbin pointed out that in the context of the global spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, rising protectionism, unilateralism, and increasingly severe climate challenges, President Xi stood at the height of mankind and comprehensively expounded China’s global climate governance concept in the new historical context. In a profound response to how to coordinate climate change and economic development, and achieve green recovery after the epidemic, he proposed "united as one, creating a new situation of climate governance with win-win cooperation", "boosting ambitions, and forming a new climate governance system that each can do their best" and " Enhance confidence and adhere to the three-point initiative of new ideas on climate governance for green recovery.
President Xi’s speech embodies China’s consistent stance on unity, promotion of cooperation, firm support for multilateralism, and firm support for the full and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement. It demonstrates China’s great power and responsibility for building a community with a shared future for mankind, and will lead the global climate. Governance continues to deepen and move forward.
Wang Wenbin introduced that in his speech, President Xi announced four new measures to increase China’s national independent contribution, including that by 2030, China’s carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP will drop by more than 65% from 2005, and non-fossil energy will account for primary energy consumption. The proportion will reach about 25%, the forest stock will increase by 6 billion cubic meters over 2005, and the total installed capacity of wind power and solar power will reach more than 1.2 billion kilowatts.
This is another major climate policy announcement following President Xi’s declaration of China’s carbon emission peak goal and carbon neutral vision in the general debate of the 75th UN General Assembly on September 22, marking China’s carbon emissions peak. The specific roadmap of the goal demonstrates China's firm determination to tackle climate change and its responsibility to keep its promises.
"China is an activist and doer in promoting global climate governance." Wang Wenbin said, we are pleased to see that under the active advocacy of China, the European Union, the United Nations and other parties, the international community has formed cooperation to address climate change and accelerate global climate governance. Positive momentum. At the Climate Ambition Summit, more than 20 countries put forward carbon neutral goals, and more than 40 countries made new commitments to increase their nationally determined contributions. China is willing to move forward side by side with other countries to help the "Paris Agreement" be stable and long-term, and start a new journey of global response to climate change. (Finish)