China, France and the United Nations issued a press conference on the climate change conference. The Global Adaptation Center China Office was unveiled.
According to Xinhua News Agency, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Ledrien, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met during the G20 leaders' Osaka Summit. The three parties reaffirmed their firm commitment to strengthen international cooperation on climate change and promote the full and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement. A press release was issued at the meeting.
In the press release, the three parties stressed that the threat of climate change to all countries is increasing, and efforts to address climate change and biodiversity crisis are imminent. All countries should continue to adhere to multilateralism, provide political impetus for international cooperation on climate change, and jointly promote international relations of mutual respect, fairness, justice, and win-win cooperation.
The three parties appreciated the implementation of the Paris Agreement by the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Katowice. The three parties reaffirmed the implementation of the Paris Agreement commitments, adhered to the principles of fairness, 'common but differentiated responsibilities' and respective capabilities, and considered different national conditions. In the context of sustainable development, update the national independent contribution to ensure that it is more progressive than before, and release the long-term greenhouse gas low-emission development strategy of the middle of this century by 2020.
The three parties agreed that all countries should fulfill their commitments in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement, mobilize the resources and strength of the whole society, strengthen short-term actions by 2020, and accelerate the transformation of green and low-carbon development. .
The three parties stressed that ensuring climate finance is consistent with the path of low greenhouse gas emissions and climate adaptive development, and maintaining the necessary speed and scale of financing is critical to raising the level of ambition for climate action, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.
France and the United Nations will strengthen cooperation with China to integrate infrastructure construction related investments with the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
According to Xinhua News Agency, on June 27, the China Office of the Global Adaptation Center was unveiled. In 1718, 17 countries including the Netherlands and China jointly launched the Global Adaptation Committee to promote the international community to adapt to climate change and strengthen partnerships to help climate-stricken countries improve their adaptive capacity and achieve sustainable development goals. The chairman of the Global Adaptation Committee was served by the former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and the Minister of Eco-Environment, Li Ganjie, served as a member of the Chinese side. The Global Adaptation Center is the executive body of the Global Adaptation Committee.
Source: China Environmental News