Developed countries lack 'political will' to act on Climate Change: China

Ahe of UN summit, China has alleged that developed nations including United States lack "political will" and are doing very little to combat climate change. Though China is itself biggest emitter of carbon dioxide, it has repeatedly stressed need for developed countries to stress-reducing carbon emission. Zhao Yingmin, vice-minister of ecology and environment, at a press conference on November 27 said that developed countries' insufficient political will to provide support is biggest problem hindering international climate efforts. Likewise, anor report by Chinese environment ministry released at briefing also criticised US. It said unilateral behaviours seriously harm global community's willingness and trust in tackling climate change toger, inferring  pullout of US from Paris agreement.

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China and climate group criticises US

As per reports, United States produced most oil and gas in world and is world's number two coal producer after China. At briefing, Zhao called for developed countries to honour financial commitments including providing $100 billion to poorer states harmed by climate change. fund was a nonbinding accompaniment to Paris Agreement and was annual amount that rich countries pledged to muster by 2020 which is also committed by China. At same time, European Commission has asked EU to opt a carbon border tax that would impose higher tariffs on imported goods me through greenhouse gas-intensive processes. Yet se taxes currently being considered by "some developed countries" would "seriously harm" global community's willingness to tackle issue, said Chinese report.

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Zhao's statement came ahe of UN summit to be held at Mrid where countries will discuss UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. On Tuesday, UN alerted countries worldwide that y will miss its chance to avert climate disaster without an immediate fall in fossil fuel emissions. Likewise, on Monday climate groups quoted that US and Europe have caused more than half of environmental damage, based on ir historic greenhouse gas emissions and so has to bear cost of repair as well. 

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China claims to have met carbon reduction ahe of schedule

On Wednesday, China said it has realised its 2020 target for reducing carbon emissions ahe of schedule. ecology and environment ministry published a report Wednesday saying China’s CO2 emissions per unit of GDP h fallen in 2018 by 4% from a year earlier to stand at 45.8% less than in 2005. Vice Minister Zhao Yingmin told reporters that completed target of CO2 reduction for 2020 ahe of schedule and that was “hard-won result from efforts of promoting green and low carbon economy”. Yet Tuesday's UN report cited that China's absolute carbon emissions have continued to rise. Beijing's planned coal powerplants were equivalent to all of EU's current generating capacity, mentioned a separate report.

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