Reuters-US China pledge cooperation on climate following California talks

November 15, 2023   1 min   118 words

这则报道显示中美两国在气候变化问题上的合作迎来了复苏，特使级别的对话为双方在能源转型、甲烷减排等领域找到了共同基础。然而，文章也揭示了中国在新建燃煤电厂方面的努力，这与气候保护目标存在矛盾。双方虽同意加速淘汰煤炭、石油和天然气发电，但对于淘汰化石燃料并未提及，这被中国称为“不切实际”的目标。同时，双方承诺在十年内推动“至少五个”大规模二氧化碳捕集、利用和储存的合作项目，强调全球对气候目标的共同责任。然而，报道也提到了对于中国在COP28谈判中减排的焦点，特别是其仍在批准新建燃煤电厂以确保能源安全的情况。整体而言，这次中美气候对话有望推动双方在气候领域的合作，但也需要密切关注具体实施和行动的效果。

2023-11-15T02:28:10Z

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua before a meeting in Beijing, China July 17, 2023. REUTERS/Valerie Volcovici/ File Photo

The United States and China will "operationalise" a bilateral working group on climate and work together on issues like methane, plastic pollution and the energy transition, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday following talks this month.

The two sides said they support a declaration by G20 leaders to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030 and promised to work together on a global, legally binding agreement to tackle plastic pollution.

The countries' top climate envoys, John Kerry and Xie Zhenhua, met in Sunnylands, California on Nov. 4-7.