Published 20:37 IST, September 18th 2019
China promotes Nature-based Solutions to tackle Climate Change
China promotes nature-based solutions for fighting against climate change; the initiative is to gain attention at the UN Climate Action Summit on Monday
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In a position paper published on Wednesday, China has stated that it will try and convince or countries to come forward and support “nature-based solutions” to fight cause of climate change. statement came ahe of United Nations Summit that is to be held in New York. This initiative by China is to gain attention at UN Climate Action Summit which will commence on Monday. China seeks to stand out in UN summit as environmental groups also expect it to deliver achievable and ambitious pledges to dress increasing change in climate.
China contributes to “multinational climate process”
According to statistics, China tops list as a source of greenhouse gas emission. However, as reported on Tuesday, Ministry of Ecology and Environment decided t to make any new promises to reduce Carbon dioxide emissions. Ministry, however, is looking forward to fulfilling its pledges to Paris Agreement and also supporting global movement to fight climate change. China will extend its support to “multinational climate process” along with or countries.
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Nature-based solutions
previous approach of China to resist climate change was a failure and country suffered diminishing results. Initially, China decided to reduce carbon emissions from heavy industrial sector, subsequently keeping up elevated amounts of monetary development and maintaining its GDP. country suffered only through losses. China has w decided to “proactively promote” solutions that will help recharge nature like reforestation and increase in land cover for grasslands and wetlands. China seems to go back to tritional methods to save planet from climate change. According to records, overall forest reserve of country has increased by 4.56 billion cubic meters from 2005 to 2018. Forest land covers only 23 per cent of total land.
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Tackling climate change
Ministry furr said that Beijing, capital of China, will also invite or countries at UN summit to “fully consider potential of natural system to alleviate climate change and promote aptation, while formulating climate change-related policies”, to international media. report also discussed future objective of Beijing to extend carbon sinks equipped for engrossing ozone-depleting substances from environment, work to cap fertiliser use, increase rate of waste utilisation generated at livestock farm and also promote more use of biomass energy.
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China set to take le
Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan area, is set to host a teworthy UN meeting one year from w to arrive at ar worldwide post-2020 agreement to ensure biodiversity and environment ministry wants “nature-based solutions” to be part of new deal. senior climate viser Li Shuo, who works with Greenpeace group, said that China is er to bridge gap between protecting that natural ecosystem with bigger issues of climate change. Cristiana Pasca-Palmer, executive secretary of United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity told international media that extending financial support would be a teworthy segment of new understanding, including that "signals are good" for a strong arrangement to be settled, with China set to take le.
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19:54 IST, September 18th 2019