China Claims To Always Keep Promises In Climate Governance

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin during a press conference in Beijing, China on Monday (4/12/2023). (ANTARA/Desca Lidya Natalia)

JAKARTA - Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin claims China always keeps promises in climate governance including agreements in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Conference of the Parties United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change or COP-UNFCCC).

"Deputy Prime Minister Ding Xuexiang in COP28 said that China always keeps its promises and makes an important contribution to global climate governance and also submits three proposals on global climate governance, namely practicing multilateralism, accelerating green transformation and strengthening action," Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference in Beijing, China., reported by ANTARA, Monday, December 4.

Deputy PM Ding Xuexiang at the COP28 World Climate Action Summit (WCAS) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates conveyed a message from President Xi Jinping emphasizing the need to comply with the goals and principles in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement.

Xi also actively increases the proportion of renewable energy, promotes the use of clean, low-carbon and efficient traditional energy, and accelerates the way of production and an environmentally friendly and carbon-low lifestyle.

"He added that countries need to fully respect existing commitments. In particular, developed countries must effectively increase financial support, technology and capacity building for developing countries," continued Wang Wenbin.

Wang Wenbin said that Deputy PM Ding Xuexiang's speech showed China's sense of responsibility as a big country in actively overcoming climate change and leading global climate governance that would help COP28 achieve results and encourage the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

During the COP28, Ding also attended and gave speeches at the G77 Summit and met with leaders of other countries including UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema, Cuban President Miguel DISHz-Canel, Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu and UN Secretary General Ant Totalio Guterres.

"Deputy PM Ding told them what China has achieved in increasing ecological conservation and China's proposals regarding climate governance and the global environment, which has been widely recognized," said Wang Wenbin.

In COP28, 118 countries stated their commitment to increase their renewable energy capacity by three times by 2030.

The countries that signed the commitment included the UAE, US, Brazil, Japan, England, Mexico, Poland, Germany, Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Kenya, the Netherlands, Nigeria, and Spain.

Meanwhile, Turkey, China, India, and South Africa have not signed the initiative.

Increasing global renewable energy capacity by three times means increasing from 3.4 terawatt in 2022 to 11 terawatts by 2030.

The two targets are one of the five main steps announced by the International Energy Agency to make COP28 a success.