South China Morning Post: US Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry said after meeting Chinese officials that the climate issue is not a geopolitical weapon and that China can do more on climate change response. What's your comment and what does China expect from the meeting?
Wang Wenbin: Based on the principles of common but differentiated responsibilities identified in the UNFCCC, and national determined contributions underscored in the Paris Agreement on climate change, parties to the agreements are entitled to the sovereignty in emission targets and actions. As President Xi Jinping pointed out, addressing climate change is not what others ask us to. We are doing so on our own initiative. China has been acting up in ecological development and climate governance. Having over-fulfilled the climate action goals of 2020 ahead of schedule, China announced the objective and vision of carbon peaking, carbon neutrality and new goals of nationally determined contributions last year, and started trading of the national carbon market. China will live up to its words. China's climate actions have received extensive appreciation of the international community.
I want to add that, it usually took developed countries one to two hundred years from industrialization to carbon peaking, which China needs only 50-odd years. From carbon peaking to carbon neutrality, the EU will spend 71 years, the US 43 years and Japan 37 years. But the goal China set for itself is 30 years. As the largest developing country, China will spend the shortest time completing the largest cut in emission intensity in the world. This is a full testament to responsibility China undertakes as a responsible major country.
The US should shoulder legal responsibilities and conduct meaningful cooperation in climate change with developing countries. We hope the US side can view China and China-US relations in an objective and rational way, remove "stumbling blocks" on the path of China-US climate change cooperation and, in the spirit of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefits, aim for more outcomes in bilateral coordination and cooperation in climate change and other areas.
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