Is Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang China’s new climate policy chief? COP28 talks signal role
- Ding appears set to become the country’s top decision maker on the issue after meeting Sultan al-Jaber in Beijing
- He says Beijing hopes Dubai conference will signal cooperation on climate change response through action to the international community
During the meeting, Ding repeated China’s climate goals, and said the country would work “actively and prudently” towards its goal of reaching peak carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060, state news agency Xinhua reported.
He said China hoped the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change would “firmly uphold multilateralism” and focus on implementation.
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Beijing hoped the conference, expected to start in November, would signal cooperation on climate change through the international community and comprehensively and effectively promote application of the Paris Agreement, Ding added.
According to Xinhua, Jaber said the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hoped to work with China on communication and cooperation to jointly promote the success of the COP28, to be held in the UAE’s Dubai.
He is also expected to be China’s chief coordinator for regional economic integration, pushing forward initiatives such as the Greater Bay Area and the Yangtze River Delta economic zone.
