BRASILIA: The Brazilian diplomat who will chair the next United Nations climate summit praised China on Thursday (Jan 23) as an example in the fight against climate change while admonishing rich countries for shirking their responsibilities.
The Brazilian diplomat who will chair the next United Nations climate summit praised China on Thursday (Jan 23) as an example in the fight against climate change while admonishing rich countries for shirking their responsibilities.
By reducing the price of solar panels and of electric cars, China is giving infinitely more support to the developing world (on climate change) than if it were just providing symbolic amounts (of aid), which is what the developed countries want.
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COP? This is this organization who said that oil and gas is a ‘gift of god,’ right?
Just look at the history of COP. Last time there were 1,700 oil&gas lobbyist officially registered.
The independent Climate Action Tracker says about China:
Overall rating: Highly insufficient