Xie said Trump\u2019s decision to withdraw hurt the confidence and resolution of many other countries, but its impact was now beginning to wane, and China\u2019s own commitments to clean, low-carbon development were unbending.<\/p>\n
China has already met a target to cut carbon intensity – the amount of CO2 emissions per unit of economic growth – by 40-45 percent from 2005 levels by 2020, and it is also on course to bring the share of non-fossil fuels to 15 percent of total energy consumption by the end of the decade, Xie said.<\/p>\n
China was the world\u2019s biggest investor in renewable energy and is in the process of establishing the world\u2019s largest carbon trading exchange, he added.<\/p>\n
Xie said he hoped developed countries would honor their commitments to the Paris agreement and provide the promised financial and technical support to poorer nations.<\/p>\n
He also called on nations to use the upcoming G20 meeting to reaffirm their commitment to combating climate change.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope that this meeting can send out a strong political signal that these economic powers should continue to make efforts to carry out the Paris Agreement and 2030 sustainable development goals,\u201d Xie said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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