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Related: About this forumChina Literally Can't Be Bothered To Phone It In At COP-26; Xi Jinping Statement 2B Published Online
Chinas President Xi Jinping will address the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow on Monday in the form of a written statement. An official schedule says Xis statement will be uploaded to the conference website following addresses by world leaders, including US President Joe Biden and President Emmanuel Macron of France.
According to the list of speakers released by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Xi is the only leader to address the first part of the high-level segment for heads of state and government in a written statement. He was previously expected to appear by video link, according to media reports and a statement from Chinas ministry of foreign affairs. His appearance, virtual or otherwise, was not listed on the previous draft schedule of speakers.
China is the worlds biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, making it a key player at Cop26, the latest round of talks aimed at strengthening the fight against global warming, which got under way on Sunday. Despite this, Xi, who has not left China since the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2020, had not been expected to attend the conference in person.
In updated pledges, China confirmed to the United Nations last week that it would bring its emissions to a peak before 2030 and cut them to net zero by 2060. It also promised to raise total wind and solar power generation capacity to 1,200 gigawatts by 2030 in order to reach its goals.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/01/cop26-xi-jinping-china-president-sidesteps-videolink-written-statement
Irish_Dem
(45,640 posts)jimfields33
(15,473 posts)3 major countries dont. I doubt even the United States name calling or complaining to them will do a thing. Heck we cant even really do much since we owe them money. So frustrating.
Irish_Dem
(45,640 posts)China currently releases more carbon emissions than any other country on Earth.