US stance won't affect Beijing's commitment
7 years, 11 months ago

US stance won't affect Beijing's commitment

China Daily  

China's special envoy on climate change reaffirmed on April 11 the nation's commitment to its 2015 Paris pledge, even if domestic policies in the United States change. "A retreat from the Paris pact may drag down the pace of the US to fulfill its pledges, but it has no impact on China," Xie Zhenhua, a veteran climate change negotiator who has participated in United Nations climate change conferences, said at a news conference after the BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change closed in Beijing on April 11. Xie's affirmation of China's commitment comes after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week that runs counter to former president Barack Obama's plan to help reduce global warming. Xie said China and other BASIC countries will keep an eye on US foreign policy to address the climate issue, because it will have a large impact on global efforts to combat climate change.

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In 2015, Obama committed the US to achieving UN global goals by 2030. Trump just rejected the goals
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In 2015, Obama committed the US to achieving UN global goals by 2030. Trump just rejected the goals

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030, including ending poverty, achieving gender equality and urgently tackling climate change. Heartney said that while framed in “neutral language,” the goals and the U.N. agenda for 2030 “advance a program of soft global governance that is inconsistent with U.S. …

After Trump's Paris Agreement exit, focus on state and municipal level climate change mitigation, says IPCC chairperson
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After Trump's Paris Agreement exit, focus on state and municipal level climate change mitigation, says IPCC chairperson

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The rollback of pledges by a major economy can lead to missed global climate mitigation targets, but state- and municipal-level policies can still bear positive impacts, said Jim Skea, chairperson of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Skea said that withdrawing from an agreement may not mean the country will stop all climate change mitigation activities. Despite this, …

Donald Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment: Report
1 month ago

Donald Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment: Report

India Today  

The Trump administration has halted the participation of US scientists in key UN climate change assessments, two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters, part of its broader withdrawal from climate change mitigation efforts and multilateral cooperation. The stop-work order affects staff members of the US Global Change Research Program and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who engage with …

Countries committed to Paris Climate Agreement even after US exit
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Countries committed to Paris Climate Agreement even after US exit

India Today  

Weeks after President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, countries remain committed to their climate plans and clean-energy transition, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Simon Stiell said. He also added what China, Brazil and India are doing to reduce emissions, "But in terms of actions being taken, just looking at …

UN confirms U.S. demand to withdraw from Paris climate deal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN confirms U.S. demand to withdraw from Paris climate deal

Raw Story  

The United Nations confirmed Tuesday it had received notification from Washington of its withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement, a key campaign pledge of U.S. President Donald Trump. On his first day back in the White House, Trump announced the United States would leave the accord, which is managed by the UN climate change body. The move comes as …

How the US exit from Paris Climate Accord will hit COP30 funding negotiations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

How the US exit from Paris Climate Accord will hit COP30 funding negotiations

India Today  

As President Donald Trump pulls the US out of the Paris Climate Accords, experts are concerned about the future of the global climate fight and the urgent funding targets that now seem impossible to be reached. Andre Correa do Lago head of the global COP30 summit, has voiced concerns, saying negotiations will likely be "harder" at the COP30 summit compared …

Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Here's what the Paris climate agreement does and doesn't do

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. The Paris agreement is a mostly voluntary climate pact originally written in ways that would both try to reduce warming and withstand the changing political winds in the United States. “The Paris Agreement is a framework, not …

What does Donald Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement mean for the world?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What does Donald Trump pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement mean for the world?

ABC  

On his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump wasted no time dismantling his predecessor's climate policies and promising a new era of fossil-fuel dominance. The United States isn't just a global superpower, it's also the world's second-largest emitter after China, so there were concerns when Trump first withdrew from the Paris Agreement that it would trigger …

Trump leaves Paris climate treaty again
2 months ago

Trump leaves Paris climate treaty again

China Daily  

Experts say US move will undermine global green efforts US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement for a second time, a move experts warn will undermine global climate efforts, harm the US' international reputation, and result in lost economic opportunities for the country. Ma Jun, director of the Beijing-based …

Climate pact withdrawal breaks trust in US
2 months ago

Climate pact withdrawal breaks trust in US

China Daily  

This year will see countries finalize their national plans to meet their emissions reduction targets by 2035, the focus of this November's COP30 global climate talks in Brazil. The United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement that the new US administration announced on Monday shortly after President Donald Trump began his second term has therefore undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow …

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CHINADAILY EPAPER

China Daily  

President Xi Jinping talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin via video link from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.Liu Bin/Xinhua Xi, Putin vow to consolidate relations President Xi Jinping has pledged to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin to take bilateral relations to greater heights in the new year and "cope with uncertainties in the external …

Paris climate agreement: What it covers and what it doesn’t | Details
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2 months ago

Paris climate agreement: What it covers and what it doesn’t | Details

Hindustan Times  

The 2015 Paris climate agreement is not the boogeyman that punishes the United States that critics such as President Donald Trump claim. A view shows a protest projection set up by Greenpeace activists onto the wall of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin against Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, in Berlin, Germany January 21. The Paris agreement is a …

Trump pulling US out of Paris Agreement is concerning for climate mitigation, say experts
2 months ago

Trump pulling US out of Paris Agreement is concerning for climate mitigation, say experts

Live Mint  

Donald Trump on Monday pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement on climate change—just as he did in 2016 during his first stint as president – citing Chinese carbon emissions. Global climate action at risk Experts said the developed world may find it difficult to plug the gap left by the US withdrawal. “The impact of US's withdrawal from …

Trump Signs Order for US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Again
2 months ago

Trump Signs Order for US Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement Again

Deccan Chronicle  

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies.Trump's action, hours after he was sworn in to a second term, echoed his directive in 2017, when he announced …

US withdrawal from Paris deal threatens global climate solidarity: Experts
2 months ago

US withdrawal from Paris deal threatens global climate solidarity: Experts

Hindustan Times  

President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris climate deal for the second time in a decade as he signed a series of executive actions hours after being sworn in on Monday. Experts said Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, a multilateral arrangement to keep global warming from reaching dangerous levels, sets a poor precedent for developing countries …

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal
2 months ago

European leaders at Davos vow to stick to Paris climate agreement despite Trump’s withdrawal

LA Times  

President Trump talks to reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. As expected, Day 2 of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, witnessed strong responses to President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, with European leaders stating in no uncertain terms that they will hold fort and …

China's success can lead climate battle, say experts
2 months, 2 weeks ago

China's success can lead climate battle, say experts

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY The year 2024 was marked by unprecedented climate challenges, with record-breaking heat and increasingly severe weather events becoming the new norm. As the primary contributors to historical carbon emissions, developed countries have both a moral responsibility and an international duty under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement to help developing countries …

China's success can lead climate battle, say experts
2 months, 2 weeks ago

China's success can lead climate battle, say experts

China Daily  

LI MIN/CHINA DAILY The year 2024 was marked by unprecedented climate challenges, with record-breaking heat and increasingly severe weather events becoming the new norm. As the primary contributors to historical carbon emissions, developed countries have both a moral responsibility and an international duty under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement to help developing countries …

United States, European Union among others to back new $300 billion global finance target: COP29
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

United States, European Union among others to back new $300 billion global finance target: COP29

Live Mint  

BAKU -The European Union, United States and other wealthy countries at the COP29 climate summit have agreed to raise their offer of a global finance target to $300 billion per year by 2035, sources told Reuters on Saturday. The new goal is intended to replace developed countries' previous commitment to provide $100 billion in climate finance for poorer nations per …

COP29: EU and US want to give $300 billion in climate finance
3 months, 3 weeks ago

COP29: EU and US want to give $300 billion in climate finance

NL Times  

Rich countries negotiating support for developing countries at the climate summit in Baku are prepared to pay 300 billion dollars a year in climate aid from 2035, sources told Reuters news agency. European Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra says it is "doubtful" whether the climate summit in Azerbaijan will have a successful outcome. COP29 actually ended on Friday, but on Saturday the …

COP29 talks extended as draft $250 billion finance offer flops
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

COP29 talks extended as draft $250 billion finance offer flops

Hindustan Times  

Baku: The COP29 climate summit was extended by a day after developing nations reacted with fury to developed countries’ proposal of $250 billion annual climate finance by 2035, calling it “a slap in the face” and far below their demand of $1.3 trillion, raising fears of a Copenhagen-like deadlock. “The quantum is an eyewash,” said a developing country negotiator, noting …

How will China impact the future of climate change? You might be surprised
4 months ago

How will China impact the future of climate change? You might be surprised

NPR  

How will China impact the future of climate change? "They've set up a situation where it's good for them to sell clean energy technologies to the world," says Alex Wang, a professor of law at UCLA focused on Chinese climate policy. toggle caption STR/AFP via Getty Images/AFP A global green race Despite headwinds from coal interests, many climate experts are …

As deadline looms, divide over climate pact widens
4 months ago

As deadline looms, divide over climate pact widens

Hindustan Times  

Baku: A deep divide over climate finance erupted into the open on Thursday at the UN climate summit COP29, as developed nations and developing nations roundly rejected a new draft proposal that offered two starkly different options for funding climate action, leaving the talks in disarray with barely a day remaining. A controversial proposal to count developing countries’ domestic resources …

China defends climate fund role
4 months ago

China defends climate fund role

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. Rather, it is the obligation of developed countries to support developing economies in this matter, said China's Climate Envoy Liu Zhenmin. He also underscored China's consistent solidarity with other developing nations to ensure that developed countries come up …

China defends climate fund role
4 months ago

China defends climate fund role

China Daily  

A night view shows the venue of the United Nations climate change conference, known as COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov 11, 2024. Rather, it is the obligation of developed countries to support developing economies in this matter, said China's Climate Envoy Liu Zhenmin. He also underscored China's consistent solidarity with other developing nations to ensure that developed countries come up …

China praised for climate financial aid
4 months ago

China praised for climate financial aid

China Daily  

Experts and officials from both domestic and international spheres have praised China's voluntary financial support to developing nations within the South-South cooperation framework, highlighting it as a testament to the largest developing nation's role as a significant and responsible world power. Since 2016, China has provided and mobilized more than 177 billion yuan of financial support to bolster climate initiatives …

China praised for climate financial aid
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4 months ago

China praised for climate financial aid

China Daily  

Experts and officials from both domestic and international spheres have praised China's voluntary financial support to developing nations within the South-South cooperation framework, highlighting it as a testament to the largest developing nation's role as a significant and responsible world power. Since 2016, China has provided and mobilized more than 177 billion yuan of financial support to bolster climate initiatives …

China praised for climate financial aid
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4 months ago

China praised for climate financial aid

China Daily  

Experts and officials from both domestic and international spheres have praised China's voluntary financial support to developing nations within the South-South cooperation framework, highlighting it as a testament to the largest developing nation's role as a significant and responsible world power. Since 2016, China has provided and mobilized more than 177 billion yuan of financial support to bolster climate initiatives …

'Out of sync': The trillion-dollar climate puzzle that's become a diplomatic nightmare
4 months, 1 week ago

'Out of sync': The trillion-dollar climate puzzle that's become a diplomatic nightmare

BBC  

'Out of sync': The trillion-dollar climate puzzle that's become a diplomatic nightmare Getty Images As countries negotiate a new global goal to raise climate cash, these five charts show why discussions are so fraught. "Developing countries eager to act are facing many obstacles: scant public finance; raging cost of capital; crushing climate disasters; and debt servicing that soaks up funds," …

Raise $1tr annually for developing nations to deliver on Paris pact goals: Report
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4 months, 1 week ago

Raise $1tr annually for developing nations to deliver on Paris pact goals: Report

Hindustan Times  

Talks at the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan’s Baku should focus on mobilising at least $1 trillion annually by 2030 in external finance from all sources for the investments necessary by emerging market and developing countries other than China to deliver on Paris Agreement goals, a report by the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance has said. …

Wealthy nations urged to lead climate action
4 months, 1 week ago

Wealthy nations urged to lead climate action

China Daily  

Emphasizing the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities as the foundation of global climate governance, Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang has called on developed nations to take the lead in reducing carbon emissions and enhancing climate finance support for developing economies. Addressing the World Leaders Climate Action Summit on Tuesday during the ongoing COP29 climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, he …

Wealthy nations urged to lead climate action
4 months, 1 week ago

Wealthy nations urged to lead climate action

China Daily  

Emphasizing the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities as the foundation of global climate governance, Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang has called on developed nations to take the lead in reducing carbon emissions and enhancing climate finance support for developing economies. Addressing the World Leaders Climate Action Summit on Tuesday during the ongoing COP29 climate change conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, he …

Why are countries fighting over climate finance at COP29?
4 months, 1 week ago

Why are countries fighting over climate finance at COP29?

The Hindu  

The main task for nearly 200 countries at the U.N.'s COP29 climate summit is to broker a deal that ensures up to trillions of dollars in financing for climate projects worldwide. Wealthy countries pledged in 2009 to contribute $100 billion a year to help developing nations cope with the costs of a transition to clean energy and adapting to the …

Trump victory leaves China calling the shots at COP29 climate negotiations
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump victory leaves China calling the shots at COP29 climate negotiations

Live Mint  

With Donald Trump’s election victory, the U.S. is headed again for the exits of the Paris accord, the international climate agreement signed nearly a decade ago, and toward an energy policy inspired by Trump’s campaign mantra “drill, baby, drill." “Everyone looks to China now," said Jonathan Pershing, a senior U.S. climate negotiator under the Obama and Biden administrations. “The ripple …

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?
4 months, 1 week ago

Trump 2.0 will alter global climate fighting efforts. Will others step up?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Global efforts to fight climate change stumbled but survived the last time Donald Trump was elected president and withdrew the United States from an international climate agreement. But she added: “The Paris Agreement has proven resilient and is stronger than any single country’s policy.” The United Nations’ annual climate negotiations to follow on the Paris accord start next …

​Testing time: on climate action and President Trump
4 months, 2 weeks ago

​Testing time: on climate action and President Trump

The Hindu  

Many goals related to climate change and public health have important deadlines by 2030: reducing carbon emissions, financing poorer countries’ climate mitigation and adaptation plans, protecting biodiversity, anticipating future pandemics, and instituting sustainable development. He also vitiated scientific collaborations by raising the bogeyman of “hidden” political agendas and, after his appointees to the Supreme Court overturned the Chevron doctrine, weakened …

What the Trump victory could mean for the climate crisis
4 months, 2 weeks ago

What the Trump victory could mean for the climate crisis

Hindustan Times  

With the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP29, fast approaching, the world’s attention is firmly set on the urgent need for unified action against the climate crisis. With Donald Trump reclaiming the White House in 2024, the United States ’ approach to climate policy may face another major shift, one that could impact not only American environmental efforts but global …

New climate financing goal expected
4 months, 2 weeks ago

New climate financing goal expected

China Daily  

China will collaborate with other Global South countries at an upcoming conference to push for a new, ambitious climate financing goal from developed nations that can adequately support climate actions in developing countries. Xia especially underscored the pivotal importance of a specific climate financing target from developed countries for developing nations to achieve a successful COP29. A key task for …

New climate financing goal expected
4 months, 2 weeks ago

New climate financing goal expected

China Daily  

By Hou Liqiang | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-02 07:22 China will collaborate with other Global South countries at an upcoming conference to push for a new, ambitious climate financing goal from developed nations that can adequately support climate actions in developing countries. Xia especially underscored the pivotal importance of a specific climate financing target from developed countries for developing …

China and US push forward climate actions
6 months, 1 week ago

China and US push forward climate actions

China Daily  

China and the United States will make joint efforts to ensure a successful United Nations climate change conference in November, a key task of which will be to set a new financial target for supporting developing countries in their climate actions. While reaffirming their intention to jointly host a summit on methane and other non-carbon dioxide greenhouse gases at the …

Paris Climate Agreement and the 1.5 degree Celsius pact holding Earth's future
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Climate Agreement and the 1.5 degree Celsius pact holding Earth's future

India Today  

As we enter the ninth year since the Paris Climate Agreement, the world has set a new record with the highest temperatures ever documented, as global warmth surpasses the 1.5°C threshold. THE PARIS AGREEMENT: A PACT TO TEMPER THE EARTH In December 2015, the world made a solemn vow in the heart of Paris, uniting in a historic commitment to …

Developed countries should intensify climate actions
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Developed countries should intensify climate actions

China Daily  

An employee undertakes turbine blade installation at a wind farm in Ruichang, Jiangxi province, last week. Hence, developed countries should continue to provide the developing nations with more economic and technological support to mitigate and adapt to climate change. In 2009, developed countries committed to jointly mobilize $100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020 to boost climate actions …

Developed countries should intensify climate actions
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Developed countries should intensify climate actions

China Daily  

An employee undertakes turbine blade installation at a wind farm in Ruichang, Jiangxi province, last week. Hence, developed countries should continue to provide the developing nations with more economic and technological support to mitigate and adapt to climate change. In 2009, developed countries committed to jointly mobilize $100 billion a year in climate finance by 2020 to boost climate actions …

Only real option
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Only real option

China Daily  

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY Climate diplomacy between China and the US is alive and well and will continue no matter who wins in November The cooperation on climate change between China and the United States cannot be separated from the overall environment of China-US relations. On Nov 15, 2023, on the eve of the meeting between the leaders of China and …

Sino-US cooperation on global warming crucial amid 'cool' ties
10 months, 1 week ago

Sino-US cooperation on global warming crucial amid 'cool' ties

China Daily  

Chinese and US flags flutter outside the building of an American company in Beijing. In particular, the two countries worked with France to finalize the landmark Paris Agreement in 2015, setting an apt example of major country cooperation in promoting global climate governance. Various major events mark the period since Biden entered the White House in January 2021, during which …

Greening Africa
1 year ago

Greening Africa

China Daily  

WANG XIAOYING/CHINA DAILY China's green cooperation with the continent will help address climate change and contribute to the construction of a high-quality community with a shared future With the highest concentration of developing countries, Africa is the continent that is most visibly affected by climate change, although African countries account for only about 4 percent of total global carbon emissions, …

US and China agree to resume stalled cooperation on climate crisis
1 year, 4 months ago

US and China agree to resume stalled cooperation on climate crisis

Al Jazeera  

The world’s biggest polluters agree to work together on curbing methane and plastic pollution ahead of COP28 climate summit. China and the United States have agreed to resume stalled cooperation on the climate crisis, curbing methane and plastic pollution before this month’s crucial COP28 UN climate summit held in Dubai. “The United States and China recognize that the climate crisis …

China, U.S. hail progress in climate talks ahead of Xi-Biden meeting
1 year, 4 months ago

China, U.S. hail progress in climate talks ahead of Xi-Biden meeting

The Hindu  

China hailed climate talks with the United States as a success on November 9, with the U.S. climate envoy saying the two powers had reached common ground on a number of issues. Beijing's Ministry of Ecology and Environment said that the meetings between U.S. climate envoy John Kerry and his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua "ended successfully" on Wednesday. And this …

Developed nations pledge $9.3 billion to global climate fund at gathering in Germany
1 year, 5 months ago

Developed nations pledge $9.3 billion to global climate fund at gathering in Germany

Associated Press  

VIENNA — Developed countries pledged $9.3 billion to help poor nations tackle climate change at a conference held in the German city of Bonn on Thursday, authorities said. A U.S. administration official later said that Washington is “steadfastly committed to President Biden’s pledge to increase U.S. climate finance to help developing countries tackle the urgent threat of climate change but …

Can China-US Climate Diplomacy Make Progress?
1 year, 6 months ago

Can China-US Climate Diplomacy Make Progress?

The Diplomat  

China-U.S. relations are often spoken about in dire terms, with some invoking apocalyptic fears of war between two nuclear powers. While in Beijing, Kerry told his counterparts that “the world expects both nations to cooperate on climate” and thus “the United States and cannot let bilateral differences stand in the way of making concrete progress on shared transnational challenges.” Kerry’s …

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