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UK ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT: CHINA MAKES POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE

GLASGOW, UK, NOVEMBER 6 (XINHUA) -- ANTHONY FROGATT, A BRITISH EXPERT ON ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE ISSUES, RECENTLY STATED THAT CHINA ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN INTERNATIONAL MULTILATERAL COOPERATION, VIGOROUSLY DEVELOPS AND PROMOTES CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, AND MAKES POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE.AT A FORUM EVENT OF THE 26TH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (COP26), FROGAT, DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND SENIOR RESEARCHER OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY PROGRAM AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, TOLD XINHUA NEWS AGENCY THAT CHINA SUPPORTS AND ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN INTERNATIONAL MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE. FOR EXAMPLE, CHINA'S INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A GREEN "THE BELT AND ROAD" IS VERY IMPORTANT, BECAUSE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD NEED TO NOT ONLY DEVELOP POLICIES TO IMPROVE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DOMESTICALLY, BUT ALSO NEED GREEN ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION.FROGATT SAID THAT CHINA, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE EUROPEAN UNION HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL FOR COOPERATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SUCH AS WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY. CLOSE COOPERATION AMONG THE THREE PARTIES CAN HELP REDUCE THE COST OF RELATED TECHNOLOGIES IN THESE FIELDS AND PROMOTE THEIR GLOBAL PROMOTION.FROGAT PRAISED CHINA'S EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS. HE SAID THAT CHINA'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF STRIVING TO ACHIEVE CARBON PEAK BEFORE 2030 AND CARBON NEUTRALITY BEFORE 2060, AND VIGOROUSLY IMPLEMENTING EMISSION REDUCTION COMMITMENTS, HAS BEEN WIDELY WELCOMED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.HE STATED THAT CHINA VIGOROUSLY DEVELOPS AND APPLIES CLEAN ENERGY, PROMOTES THE GREEN TRANSFORMATION OF ITS ECONOMY, AND EXPORTS RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES. THE NUMBER AND TECHNOLOGICAL LEVEL OF PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED IN CHINA IN THE FIELDS OF WIND POWER GENERATION, SOLAR ENERGY, ETCCOP26 OPENED ON OCTOBER 31ST IN GLASGOW, UK. THIS CONFERENCE IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THE PARTIES TO THE PARIS AGREEMENT HELD AFTER IT ENTERED THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE. THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY GENERALLY EXPECTS ALL PARTIES, ESPECIALLY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, TO TRULY IMPLEMENT THEIR EMISSION REDUCTION COMMITMENTS AND TAKE JOINT ACTIONS TO EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS THE CRISIS AND CHALLENGES BROUGHT BY CLIMATE CHANGE.