BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- China will make unswerving efforts and work jointly with the international community for the completion of the Bali Roadmap negotiations at the Mexico climate talks next year, a senior official said Saturday.
Xie Zhenhua, vice minister of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), told Xinhua that China, as it has always done, would continue to play an active and constructive role on that front.
Also head of the Chinese delegation to the Copenhagen climate conference, Xie said developed countries bound by the Kyoto Protocol should confirm their second-phase emission reduction targets as soon as possible.
He said almost no progress was made on some key issues during the international climate change meeting in Copenhagen because developed countries were seeking to shift off obligations demanded by international climate agreements.
"Developing countries have raised requests concerning slowing and adapting to climate change, as well as funding and technology assistance, but developed countries have given no clear response, resulting in almost stagnation on key issues in these talks," he said.
It is also necessary to define the comparability of efforts in emission reduction between non-contracting developed countries and those who have endorsed the Protocol, said Xie.
He said parties bound by the Protocol should fulfill their commitment to short-term financing and stick to their promises on long-term funding.
Xie also urged developed nations to speed up technology transfer to developing countries.
Prior to the climate meeting, the Chinese government announced to cut emissions intensity by 40 to 45 percent by 2020 from the 2005 level.
During the talks in Copenhagen, China played an active role in seeking a viable solution to tackle global warming when diversity existed among countries, and it made great efforts to seek common ground while putting aside differences for further discussions, Xie said.
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said Monday the country played an important and constructive role in pushing the Copenhagen climate talks to earn the current results.
Wen told Xinhua in an interview after the two week-long Copenhagen conference, which concluded Saturday in the Danish capital after producing a non-legally binding document on climate change. Full story
BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- Diplomats from developing countries on Sunday hailed China's efforts in tackling climate change and pushing the Copenhagen climate talks to bear fruit.
China played an important leading role in the Copenhagen conference, Nolana Ta Ama, dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Togo's ambassador to China, said on Sunday at a new year reception held by the Chinese Foreign Ministry for foreign diplomats and officials of international organizations. Full story
BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao brought hope and confidence to the world in its fight against climate change by attending the summit of the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Saturday.
Yang, who had accompanied Wen during his visit on Thursday and Friday, said climate change profoundly affected mankind's existence and development, imposed a critical challenge to the world, and should be tackled by all countries jointly. Full story
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- China Thursday reiterated its objection to subjecting its voluntary mitigation actions to international monitoring and urged parties at the ongoing Copenhagen UN climate talks to lock in their commitments in a document based on "common but differentiated responsibilities."
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei told reporters that Premier Wen Jiabao made that clear at meetings with some world leaders on the sidelines of the Climate Change Conference. Full story
