The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. "China's leaders attach great importance to addressing climate change and protecting the ecological environment, and China's propositions and actions have been highly affirmed by all parties. In an exclusive interview with our reporter, Hassan Daja, a professor at Hussein Bin Talal University in Jordan, said that climate change is a common challenge facing the world, and the international community should strengthen solidarity and cooperation to deal with it together.
Dajia said that China's economy has entered a stage of high-quality development, and it is committed to promoting sustainable development that combines economic growth and ecological protection. China's active efforts to address climate change are in line with its own high-quality development needs, and have also made outstanding contributions to promoting the sustainable development of the world.
China announced that it will increase its nationally determined contributions and adopt stronger policies and measures to achieve carbon peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060. "This is an ambitious and binding target, which fully demonstrates that the concept of 'lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets' is deeply rooted in China, and China's commitment to tackling climate change is sincere and firm," Daja said. ”
Dajia said that China's implementation of the national strategy of actively responding to climate change, incorporating climate change into the national economic and social development plan, and promoting the formation of green development methods and lifestyles shows that China attaches great importance to addressing climate change from the overall development perspective. China has taken a series of actions, such as strengthening environmental supervision, vigorously promoting renewable energy, striving to improve energy efficiency in various sectors, including industry and transportation, and making every effort to build green infrastructure.
Daja said that at the 2009 Copenhagen climate conference, developed countries pledged to provide developing countries with $100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020 to help them reduce carbon emissions and cope with the effects of climate change. However, this promise has not yet been fulfilled. Climate finance is key to tackling climate change and supporting developing countries to achieve their climate goals. Developing countries urgently need these funds to carry out climate change and adaptation projects, including the development of clean energy, energy efficiency, sustainable infrastructure construction, improved education and climate awareness, and sustainable agricultural development. Developed countries must honour their commitments to provide more financial and technical support to developing countries. All parties should strengthen international cooperation and effectively allocate resources to help countries severely affected by climate change achieve sustainable development and reduce carbon emissions. "This issue remains an important part of international negotiations on climate change and an urgent task to address climate change. ”
Dajia said that China's economy is large, and it needs to overcome a series of challenges to achieve the "dual carbon" goal. However, China has kept its promises and turned its response to climate change into an opportunity to promote high-quality development. China has participated constructively in international negotiations on climate change, contributing its wisdom and strength to improving global climate governance and addressing climate change. We look forward to the joint efforts of all parties under China's leadership and promotion to translate more climate goals into concrete policies, measures and actions.
Dubai, December 2 -- Yan Meng, a Xi student, participated in the writing).
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