China, the top emitter of greenhouse gases in the world, accounting for about 25 per cent of emissions, welcomed the Paris Agreement on Saturday night.
Xie Zhenhua, the Chinese climate envoy, addressing the Plenary at the Climate Conference, CoP21, said the pact may not be perfect, and some areas needed improvement. “But it does not prevent us from marching forward in historic steps. The agreement is fair, just, comprehensive and balanced, with legally binding force”.
He called for enhancing the ambition among developed countries on pre-2020 action to cut emissions and increase finance contributions, besides the period beyond 2020. The Agreement reflects the balance struck between the world's interest and that of different countries. Developed countries need to honour their commitments on capital, technology, and capacity building support to developing countries going into the future, he emphasised.
China would undertake its international obligations, and take steps to meet goals before 2020, actively implementing its national pledge to peak its greenhouse gases as soon as possible. It would work with all countries.
Throughout the Plenary, the role of the G77+China bloc of countries came in for repeated praise.
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