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hatrack

(59,442 posts)
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 07:55 AM Nov 2021

China Literally Can't Be Bothered To Phone It In At COP-26; Xi Jinping Statement 2B Published Online

China’s President Xi Jinping will address the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow on Monday in the form of a written statement. An official schedule says Xi’s 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 China’s ministry of foreign affairs. His appearance, virtual or otherwise, was not listed on the previous draft schedule of speakers.

China is the world’s 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

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China Literally Can't Be Bothered To Phone It In At COP-26; Xi Jinping Statement 2B Published Online (Original Post) hatrack Nov 2021 OP
I guess China is showing us what kind of world leader they will be. Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #1
And? They could care less. We are going to go green while at least jimfields33 Nov 2021 #2
Without China's cooperation, the planet cannot win the fight against climate change? Irish_Dem Nov 2021 #3

jimfields33

(15,473 posts)
2. And? They could care less. We are going to go green while at least
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 12:44 PM
Nov 2021

3 major countries don’t. I doubt even the United States name calling or complaining to them will do a thing. Heck we can’t even really do much since we owe them money. So frustrating.

Irish_Dem

(45,640 posts)
3. Without China's cooperation, the planet cannot win the fight against climate change?
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 12:58 PM
Nov 2021

China currently releases more carbon emissions than any other country on Earth.

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