DChina and the United States, the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world, signed an agreement to strengthen climate protection at the United Nations Climate Conference. China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua announced in Glasgow on Wednesday night. “Both parties recognize that there is a gap between current efforts and the goals of the Paris climate agreement,” Xie said, referring to the threat of 2.7 degrees of global warming.
Therefore, the two countries will work together to strengthen climate protection, Xie added. To this end, the agreement contains “specific plans.” Therefore, the agreement was drafted in 30 online meetings held by representatives of the two countries in the past ten months.
“As two major countries in the world, we must assume the responsibility of cooperating with other parties to address climate change,” Xie said. He also pledged that in Glasgow, the two countries will also work hard to complete the specific implementation of the “Paris Climate Agreement” rule book.
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U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry Confirmed the agreement. He said in Glasgow that climate protection cooperation is the “only way” to deal with the climate crisis. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres praised the agreement between the two countries as “an important step in the right direction.”
The Paris Agreement stipulates that global warming is limited to a range well below 2 degrees, but if possible, it is limited to 1.5 degrees. According to the United Nations, even if all countries’ climate protection commitments are fulfilled, by the end of this century, the planet is currently heading towards a catastrophic warming of 2.7 degrees. Together, China and the United States account for nearly 40% of global climate-damaging carbon dioxide emissions.
Since October 31, nearly 200 states have negotiated the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement in Glasgow. COP26 is officially scheduled to end on Friday.
China not long ago World Climate Conference Disappointed with its revised climate target. Among them, the most populous country in the world only confirms that it will achieve carbon dioxide neutralization by 2060. The country’s greenhouse gas emissions are expected to peak before 2030, so they may rise significantly by then.
Unlike many other heads of state and government, the fact that Chinese President Xi Jinping did not go to Glasgow at the beginning of the UN Climate Conference has also been widely criticized. Both the United States and the federal government have called on Beijing to strengthen climate protection.
