Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned the messenger of US climate John Kerry who deteriorated US-Chinese relations can damage cooperation between the two in climate change.
Wang told Kerry with a video link on Wednesday that such cooperation could not be separated from a wider relationship and asked us to take steps to improve bonds, said broadcast news of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Kerry, who is in Tianjin China for climate talks with his colleagues, said that China “plays a very critical role” in an effort to fight climate change, according to a short video clip of the meeting shown in CGTN, International Arm of CCTV state broadcier.
China is the largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world, followed by the United States.
The relationship between Washington and Beijing has been tense with disputes over trade, technology and human rights.
But the parties have identified the climate crisis as an area for the possibility of cooperation.
“China and the US have a difference in some problems.
Meanwhile, we share a common interest in various fields such as climate change,” said a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry Wang Wenbin on Wednesday’s daily daily.
“Both parties must maintain dialogue and communication based on each other Respect and implement together cooperation, “Wang said.
The world’s largest coal users, China gained around 60 percent of its strength from coal and was the largest source of greenhouse gases in the world.
It plans to build more coal power plants but still plan to tap the use of fossil fuels.
Kerry stopped in Japan on Tuesday to discuss climate issues with Japanese officials before leaving for China.
Beijing has appointed US historical emissions as an excuse to fight action while making progress in solar power and other renewable energy sources.
China has set a target of producing 20 percent of the total energy consumption of the country of renewable energy in 2025, it becomes carbon neutral in 2060 and reduces total emissions starting from 2030.
President Joe Biden has announced the purpose of cutting up to 52 percent of US greenhouse gas emissions In 2030 – Duplicate the target set by President Barack Obama in 2015 Paris Climate Accord.
Goals 2030 moved the US to the top of the countries about climate ambitions.
Kerry has called for stronger efforts to limit the increase in temperature to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius over the pre-industrial level.
He urged China to join the US immediately cut carbon emissions.
Global decarbonting efforts will be below the spotlight at the UN conference to be held at Glasgow, Scotland, at the end of November, known as COP26.