China News Service Beijing, January 28, reporters learned on the 28th that Chinese government officials attended the ministerial meeting of the "Major Economies Energy and Climate Forum" (MEF) called for the construction of a fair and reasonable global climate governance system, cooperation and win-win results, should practice the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, fairness and respective capabilities, developed countries should take the lead in enhancing action and fulfill financial commitments as soon as possible, leaving room for developing countries to develop and emit emissions.
The Ministerial Meeting of the Energy and Climate Forum of Major Economies (MEF) was held by video on the 27th. Xie Zhenhua, China's Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment, attended and delivered speeches.
The Chinese side pointed out that with the joint efforts of all parties, the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change completed the implementation rules of the Paris Agreement and reached a package of balanced outcomes, including the Glasgow Climate Agreement, which released a positive signal of upholding multilateralism and strengthening collective action.
China calls on developed countries to take the lead in enhancing their actions and fulfilling their financial commitments as soon as possible in order to build a fair and reasonable global climate governance system with win-win cooperation and cooperation, and to enhance mutual trust between the North and the South. China is willing to work with all parties to promote the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) to become a conference with the implementation of the target of nationally determined contributions as the main theme and the enhancement of adaptive capacity and the fulfillment of financial commitments as the highlights.
China stressed that China has always taken the initiative to assume international responsibilities that are consistent with its national conditions. China is accelerating the construction of a carbon peak carbon neutral "1 +N" policy system, and will continue to release implementation plans for key areas and industries.
The forum was initiated by the United States, and representatives from 26 countries and international organizations, including US Secretary of State Blinken, US Special Envoy for Climate Issues Kerry, Executive Vice President of the European Commission Timmermans, COP26 Chairman Sharma, Egyptian Foreign Minister Shukéri of the COP27 presidency, and Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, attended the forum. (End)
Source: China News Network