Xinhua 2021:09:28.08:13
BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) – Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng and Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal, held the second High-Level Dialogue on Environment and Climate on Monday via video link. between China and the European Union, in which both sides agreed to deepen ecological cooperation.
Han, who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, mentioned China’s recent announcement that it will step up support for other countries’ low-carbon and green energy development. under development and will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad.
This demonstrated China’s responsible attitude towards global climate governance, he said.
China has taken a number of important steps to ensure that the goal of reaching peak carbon dioxide emissions and achieving carbon neutrality can be achieved within the expected time frame, he noted.
China and the EU should make the most of the high-level dialogue platform, continue to implement the consensus of the leaders of both sides, deepen ecological cooperation and contribute to global sustainable development, he added.
It is necessary to strengthen mutual understanding and trust, strengthen communication and policy coordination, deepen pragmatic cooperation in major areas and strive for more results, he said, adding that the two sides should practice multilateralism, help implement the Paris Agreement and injecting confidence into global climate cooperation.
“China is willing to strengthen coordination with other parties, narrow differences, promote consensus and facilitate the positive outcomes of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change,” Han said.
As the host country for the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15), China looks forward to working with other parties to promote the success of the conference, he added.
Timmermans said that the EU highly appreciates China’s great efforts to tackle climate change and is willing to strengthen dialogue and coordination with China on environment and climate, to make joint contributions to the UN Climate Change Conference. in Glasgow and support China to organize COP15.
(Web editor: Wu Si Xuan, Zhao Jian)
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