Chinese state media is delighted “climate envoy” John Kerry met with Chinese representatives at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
“It isn’t just about words anymore – it is about action. Action, now, is critical.” These words by Xie were a call to arms to all people, and especially global leaders, to radically transform the way the global economy functions if “we’re to avoid climate catastrophe,” according to an article published on the website of the World Economic Forum.
Kerry and Xie have been working closely on finding climate solutions, with Kerry noting that “For at least the next 8 years, we must radically change our economic system and our reliance on fossil fuels if we’re to stay aligned to Paris Agreement targets. This is the real battle of our time,” said the article.
Xie stressed that China will take actions in three aspects: policy formulation, energy transformation and forest carbon sinks, which include promoting the green and low-carbon energy transformation, strengthening forest carbon sinks, and responding to the “Trillion Tree Campaign” launched by the WEF by striving to plant 70 billion trees in 10 years.
A coal-fired power plant on the Yangtze River in Nantong in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Dec. 12, 2018. China might be willing to plant some trees, but it most certainly is not greening or transforming its rapacious energy consumption. The Chinese are
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