WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from China, Mexico, Brazil and the European Union (EU) urged the industrialized countries on Wednesday to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and fighting global warming.

    The developed countries should be at the forefront and assume deeper and more ambitious commitments to climate change, said the representatives at a forum sponsored by Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP), a non-profit think tank based in Washington, D.C..

    In the mean time, they should also fulfill their commitments to provide resources and transfer technology to developing countries so as to enhance the latter's capability and capacity to address climate change, the representatives added.

    Meanwhile, representatives from China, Mexico, and Brazil also highlighted their efforts to address the global issue.

    "China has taken a series of policies and measures to address climate change in the overall context of our national sustainable development strategy and outstanding achievements have been made," said Xie Zhenhua, Vice Chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission.

    According to Xie, China has formulated "National Climate Change Program," outlining the guidelines, basic principles and specific objectives in addressing climate change, as well as policies and measures to mitigate and adapt to climate change in key areas.

    Sergio Serra, Brazil's special representative for climate change, said that developing countries are trying to control their carbon emissions.

    "It is a myth to think the developing countries are doing nothing to address climate change," he said.

    Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, Mexico's environment minister, said the Mexican president presented the country's national strategy on climate change last May as part of the Mexican government's commitment to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

    Mexico recognizes climate change as a very important challenge which needs global action "with common but differentiated responsibilities" between developed and developing countries, he stressed.

    Representatives from the three developing countries all agree that discussions should be within the framework of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Kyoto Protocol.

    Portuguese Environment Minister Humberto Rosa, whose country holds the EU presidency until the end of the year, said it would be unfair to expect developing countries to adopt firm targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions, the way the biggest industrialized polluters should.

    On Thursday and Friday, the Bush administration will host a climate talk, the "major economies meeting on energy security and climate change."

    The meeting will gather the world's 16 major energy consumers and carbon emitters, plus representatives the European Union (EU) and the United Nations.